2013 VACATION PLANNER - Travel Yukon

Stewart Keno
Crossing Mayo
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Our Communities
Stewart Crossing
Located at the junction of the Klondike
Highway and the Silver Trail, Stewart
Crossing began as a construction
maintenance camp around 1950 when
the road to Mayo was being built.
Today, services include a campground,
gas station and the Silver Trail Visitor
Information Centre. Population: 11
Mayo
Mayo is a close-knit village on the
Stewart River near its confluence with
the Mayo River. Its name honours
Captain Alfred Mayo, one of the Yukon
pre-gold rush prospectors who later
became a trader. Visitors will find a
range of services including a restaurant,
accommodations, two gas stations,
laundromat and showers, air charter,
provisions and Binet House Museum.
Population: 462
Keno
Just 60 km past Mayo is Keno. Named
after the popular gambling game, Keno
is now a rustic cluster of buildings and
log cabins. The tiny hamlet is home to
an eclectic mix of artists, miners and
old-timers and offers several attractions
including a mining museum and
campground. Population: 24
Old buildings on historic Keno Hill – H.G. Pfaff
Local Attractions
Binet House Museum
A restored heritage building in Mayo,
Binet House features interpretive displays,
a gift shop and tourist information.
View geological displays about permafrost,
geology and mining in the Mayo District.
See historical photos, artifacts and exhibits
about Mayo residents and the First Nation
of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun. Ask for a Mayo
Walking Tour brochure.
www.yukonweb.com/community/mayo
Binet House Museum, Mayo – YG
Keno City Mining Museum
Keno’s impressive museum chronicles in
detail a century of gold and silver mining in
the region. Their photograph collection
offers a rare glimpse into life in a northern
frontier mining town. Tools, equipment and
memorabilia are also on display. Ask for a
Keno Walking Tour brochure. Adjacent to
the museum is a building dedicated to
interpreting the region’s natural history.
Be sure to pick up a copy of Viewing
Alpine Wildlife on Keno Hill.
www.yukonmuseums.ca
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