2013 VACATION PLANNER - Travel Yukon

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Southern Lakes
A Railway and
Mining Crossroads
At one time the narrows between Nares
and Bennett lakes was an Inland Tlingit
and Tagish hunting and fishing camp.
A settlement grew as prospectors explored
the area and the North West Mounted
Police established a post. When the
stampede for Klondike gold began in 1897,
thousands of would-be miners floated past
on hastily built boats bound for the
Yukon River and the Klondike. Tent towns
flourished, hotels and services sprang up,
and in 1900, after two years of construction,
the last spike in the White Pass & Yukon
Route railroad was nailed in Carcross,
linking the port of Skagway with Whitehorse.
Stopping at a historic mine site on Montana Mountain – YG, D. Crowe
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The route across the Coast Mountains was
treacherous, and many doubted that the
narrow gauge railway would succeed. The
arrival of the rail line helped transform
Carcross into a bustling service centre and
it was the trans-shipment point for supplies
destined for mines in the Southern Lakes
region. Steamer service and telephones
linked the towns, and the Carcross train
depot was a busy hub for transporting
freight, passengers and ore. For a time,
hundreds of miners lived in the valleys and
the aerial tram from a Montana Mountain
mine was the longest in the world.
Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre
Photo: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Ltd.
Photo: YG
Hà Khustîyi Dàkhkakhwân Hít
Experience Exciting Traditions
• Cultural Programs
• Heritage Gift Shop
• Admission Fees
• RV Parking
Open Daily
June-September
Winter SeaSOn:
By appointment
Hà Kus teyea Celebration
Part of the Land, Part of the Water
July 26-28, 2013
at the Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre
Traditional Performances:
Singing, Dancing, Drumming,
Artist’s Market, Cultural Demonstrations,
Canoeing Events
Photo: Lisa Dewhurst
Photo: YG
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Box 133 Teslin, Yukon, Canada Y0A 1B0
phone: 1-867-390-2532 ext 335
www.teslintlingitheritage.com/celebration