Our helpful and friendly staff will book tickets, give directions
and book tee-times. We want to make your Yukon visit memorable.
A very popular "Gay '90s" review featuring high-kicking
Can-Can girls, hilarious skits and rollicking good humour. This
internationally acclaimed group has performed in many parts of
Canada and the United States. A show for the entire family, held
nightly at the Westmark Hotel in Whitehorse.
The Frantic Follies is a turn of the century vaudeville
revue which depicts the entertainment seen by the pioneers of the
Great Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.
They are known as
the most popular and successful show in the Yukon and Alaska.
Over one million people have seen the Frantic Follies but there's
always
room for one more!
The show runs from mid May through mid September each year.
Relax in comfort enjoying the scenic splendor of the majestic Yukon
River. Listen to an original narration of the history and points
of interest along the way on the famous MV Schwatka while sipping
your complimentary cup of “Yukon River Coffee”.
Daily scheduled 2 hour cruises.
Sailing at 2 pm, from June 1st to September 10th.
Additional cruise at 7 pm, from June 15th to
August 15th.
Originally referred to as Grand Canyon, Fredrick Schwatka renamed
it in July of 1883 Miles Canyon after General Nelson Miles.
Schwatka wrote, "Through this narrow chute of corrugated
rock the wild waters of the great river rush in a perfect mass
of milk-like foam, with a reverberation that is audible for
a considerable distance." Although accounts differ as
to the ferocity of the rapids, there is no question that they
were very dangerous. During the Gold Rush, hundreds of boats
loaded with precious supplies were lost (as well as several
lives) before the Northwest Mounted Police arrived to regulate
traffic.
Eventually a wooden rail system around the canyon
eliminated the need to battle this hazard. The hydroelectric
dam constructed
to provide power to Whitehorse has tamed Miles Canyon, but
drifting through its 50-foot high basaltic walls is still
a thrill. Robert Lowe Bridge
The suspension bridge across Miles Canyon was built in 1922
and dedicated by Governor General Lord Byng. Lowe came to
the Yukon in 1899 and had mining interests in the Whitehorse
Copper
belt and a successful cartage business. Robert Lowe became
a long serving local and territorial politician. 
You
are about to embark on a prehistoric journey, a voyage
into the past when woolly mammoths and scimitar cats used
to roam Beringia. These large mammals of an age long ago
are recalled in the First Nations legends of monsters and
the creation of the world from a flooded land.
During the great Klondike Gold Rush, scientists
from around the world came to the Yukon to record and collect
the spectacular
fossils found by the miners in the creeks around Dawson
City. This early wave of scientists and explorers was
followed by others recording the fossils and artifacts
found near
Old Crow, including the famous Bluefish Cave site. These
spectacular finds helped to change earlier concepts of
the arrival of people into North America, setting the
scientific world on its head.
We welcome you to come and share the excitement
of our heritage as we introduce you to the rich history
of Beringia.
Visit the Yukon Transportation Museum, one of the newer attractions in Whitehorse.
Discover the story of Yukon transportation; from snowshoes to mooseskin boats
to dogsleds and stage coaches; pioneer aircraft, railroad items, riverboats
and old military vehicles that helped to build the wartime Alaska Highway.
See The Queen of The Yukon, the sister ship to Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis!
Climb the Chilkoot Trail in the steps of the Klondike Stampeders! Video theatres,
showing Yukon transportation-related films. Mile 917 Gallery & Gifts offers
unique Yukon souvenirs.
MacBride Museum is located on Whitehorse’s scenic waterfront
at the corner of Wood Street and 1st Avenue. The Museum is housed
in an H-shaped log structure build in the construction style of
the Yukon pioneers with a sod roof. The Museum was opened by Princess
Alexandra in 1967 as part of Canada’s centennial celebration.
MacBride Museum is an interactive museum with Early
Whitehorse, Natural History, Gold Rush 'Rivers of Gold', First
Nations and
North West Mounted Police exhibits. The museum site is home to
historic buildings including Sam McGee's cabin and the 1900 Telegraph
Office. Transportation artifacts include Engine 51 of the White
Pass and Yukon Route. Our extensive collection includes thousands
of photographs.
We offer a number of fun and educational interpretative
programs throughout the year. Try your hand at gold panning during
our
daily summer demonstrations (there is real gold in every pan).
See historic
films and daily presentations by costumed interpreters. Visit
our gift shop.
Come and visit Yukon’s history at MacBride.
Visitors can observe a variety of enclosed wildlife, resident
wildlife and migratory wildlife. Daily tours
are available through the Preserve.
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Photo: White Pass & Yukon
Route, Michael Anderson |
Skagway's White Pass & Yukon Route is the
" Scenic Railway of the World" Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, this
narrow gauge railroad is an International Historic Civil Engineering
Landmark.
Experience the breathtaking panorama of mountains,
glaciers, gorges, waterfalls, tunnels, trestles and historic sites
from
the comfort
of vintage parlor cars.
Come discover your personal gold rush with the White
Pass & Yukon
Route Railway as it steams through its second century of history.
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Frantic
Follies*
MV
Schwatka River Cruise*
Miles Canyon