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Whitehorse,
Yukon
(A
QuaintVillage)
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Location
On
the Alaska Highway
North of Skagway, Alaska
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Population
About 23,500
Museums
and Historic Sites
Canyon
City Archeological Dig
Heritage Walk (Yukon Historical Museums Association)
Log skyscrapers (1947)
(Lambert Street)
MacBride Museum
Sam
McGee's Cabin
Old
Log Church (museum)
Pioneer Cemetery (6th Avenue
at Wood Street)
S.S. Klondike National Historic Site (boat)
Whiskey Flats (Early settlement on Kishwoot Island)
Yukon Transportation Museum
www.YukonTransportMuseum.homestead.com
867-668-4792
Features
Airplane
tours (flightseeing)
Art and craft galleries
Bed and breakfast inns
Beringia Interpretive Center
Bicycle rentals
Boat tours
Bus
tours (motor coach)
Gray
Line and others
Cafes
and restaurants
Canoe rentals
Campgrounds
and RV parks nearby
Check
Woodall's guide
Cross-country
skiing
Fish ladder (Chinook salmon)
Whitehorse
Rapids, late July and early August
Golf
courses
Hiking
Horseback riding
Hostels
Hotels
and vacation rentals in Whitehorse
Murals
Rock climbing
Riverfront
Takhini Hot Springs (outside of town)
Theatre (at the Westmark hotel, live performances)
Visitor Reception Center
Whitehorse International Airport
Wildlife watching (Salmon, Swans, etc.)
Yukon Arts Center (Native art)
Festivals
Spring
and Fall: Sprucebog Arts and Crafts Fairs
February:
Film
Festival
Frostbite Music Festival
Yukon Quest (dogsled races)
Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous
June:
Summer Solstice Dance
July:
Canada Day
celebration (live music)
Great Yukon River Rubber Duck Race
August:
Bathtub
Race
Klondyke Harvest Fair
September:
International Klondike Road Relay
October: International Storytelling Festival and
Haunted
House
Hours
Most
activities are only available May to September
Recommended
stay
1-2 days
Tourist
information
City
Tourism Department
www.VisitWhitehorse.com
867-667-6401 or 867-668-8687
Brochures
(on-line and to order printed):
www.YukonInfo.com
Transportation
information
www.AlaskaShuttle.com/communit/whitehors.htm
Grayline
of Alaska (bus tours)
www.GraylineAlaska.com
City
of Whitehorse (government)
www.city.whitehorse.yk.ca
Yukon
Historical Museums Association
www.YukonAlaska.com/YHMA
Government
of Yukon
www.tirc.gov.yk.ca
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This page was last updated on 01/31/2006
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