Whitehorse Overview

2009/12/02 by admin · Leave a comment

Category: Whitehorse

Relax for the day at the local Takhini Hot Springs, popular with locals and tourists.
Lake Laberge, located 62 km (38.5 mi.) from Whitehorse, is famous as the site of the burning of the corpse in Robert Service’s immortal poem ‘The Cremation of Sam McGee’.
In February, ‘Yukon Quest’ is one of the most popular dogsled races in North America, beginning in Whitehorse and ending in Fairbanks. Come and cheer on your favourite team!
The Yukon International Storytelling Festival is a fascinating way to learn about Yukon culture; ancient First Nations and Native circumpolar peoples tell of their culture and history through stories and folk tales. Storytellers from all over the world flock to this event.
The Yukon Transportation Museum highlights the development of travel from the dogsled to bush planes, as well as the building of the Alaska Highway.
Chinook Salmon travel up the Whitehorse River every July via a salmon ladder, which enables them to cross the dam to return and spawn in the exact same spot where they were born. Watch this impressive struggle to migrate.

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