Looking Back: 3,000 Horses
One of the interesting names on the map in Yukon history is Dead Horse Gulch. It’s a name that has been well-earned. During the height
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Looking Back: The woodcutter’s tale
When James Domville Richards joined the Klondike Gold Rush, the Yukon became blessed with one of its most endearing characters. The quiet, reserved man –
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Looking Back: The most interesting man in the world
Every now and then, a figure emerges out of the shadows of history with so much success and so many adventures that you swear they
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Looking Back: Hercules of the North
Quick! Off the top of your head, how many world-famous geologists can you name? None? We can fix that. There is at least one you
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Looking Back: Fickle Fortune
It was inevitable, considering the sheer volume and variety of people who joined the Klondike Gold Rush, that a few people with connections to the
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Looking Back: House of Life
The Klondike Gold Rush brought people from all over North America and the world to Dawson City. It should be no surprise then, that among
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Looking Back: When Johnny met Kate
On Christmas Eve, 1900, the Monte Carlo Saloon in Dawson City was the place to be. Men from all over the world crowded the dancehall,
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Looking Back: The real Sam McGee
Sam McGee was a real person, but nothing like Service’s character. He stole the name off of a deposit slip.The two men never knew each other.
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Looking Back: Snowball
Herschel Island is the Yukon’s most northerly point, and one of its most beautiful. For a stretch in the late 19th century, it was also
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Beefer Madness
The first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Klondike might not be cattle. But the men who moil for gold need