Issue: 2018-05-16, PHOTO: courtesy of the Government of Yukon
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The Yukon's Magnificent 11
Issue: 2018-05-16, PHOTO: courtesy of the Government of Yukon
The Yukon's Magnificent 11 - Part 6 of 6
Quiz Question In 1884, Haines, Alaska was named for: A. A sea captain B. An Army general C. A female missionary D. A trading company governor E. A reclusive fur trapper Read more
Issue: 2018-04-18, PHOTO: courtesy of the Government of Yukon
The Yukon's Magnificent 11 - Part 5 of 6
The Top of the World Highway is neither on top of the world nor is it a highway, but is certainly one of the most memorable drives in both Alaska and the Yukon. Technically, it runs 127 kilometres from Jack Wade Junction in Alaska, which is the... Read more
Issue: 2018-03-28, PHOTO: courtesy of the Government of Yukon
The Yukon's Magnificent 11 - Part 4 of 6
On Friday, February 18, 1949 under a bold headline reading: “No Excuses, Please,” Horace E. Moore, publisher of The Whitehorse Star, wrote a scathing editorial directed at federal and territorial politicians in which he reminded them 1949 was an... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-21, PHOTO: Government of Yukon
The Yukon's Magnificent 11 - Part 3 of 6
The Robert Campbell Highway (Highway 4), which runs diagonally across southern Yukon from Watson Lake on the Alaska Highway (Highway 1) to Carmacks on the North Klondike (Highway 2), is certifiable proof that all you needed in 19th century Canada... Read more
Issue: 2017-12-20, PHOTO: courtesy of Government of Yukon
The Yukon’s Magnificent 11- Part 2 of 6
From a comfortable, 21st century perch, the casual Yukon visitor might mistakenly assume The Klondike Highway (Highway 2) was planned to be a Skagway to Dawson tourist route, roughly following the journey made by the stampeders in 1898, but... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-22, PHOTO: Luigi Zanasi
The Yukon's Magnificent 11 - Part 1 of 6
Your humble word servant has wanted to write the following series for more than 40 years, but was pathetically unqualified to do so because there are 11 magnificent numbered roads in the Yukon and he had only been on nine of them... Read more