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Dawson City
Location: Klondike Hwy #2, approximately
333 miles northwest of Whitehorse, 180 miles
north east of Tok, Alaska, 113 miles northwest
of Stewart Crossing. Population: 2,000. Visitor
Information: Klondike Visitors Association,
PO Box 389C Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0;
Phone: (867) 993-5575; Email: kva@dawson.
net; Website: www.dawsoncity.ca. Visitor
Information Centre, Phone: (867) 993-5566;
Email: vic.dawsoncity@gov.yk.ca. Dänojà See Video
Zho Cultural Centre, Phone: (867) 993-6768;
Website: www.trondekheritage.com.

Situated at the confluence of the Klondike and
Yukon Rivers, the site where Dawson City now
stands lies in the heart of the traditional territory of
the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation. For countless
generations, the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in have lived and Keno Riverboat, Downtown Dawson City
thrived here, resulting in an extremely rich history, photo by:
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which is passed on in a variety of innovative ways at
the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre. Located on the bank
of the Yukon River across from the Dawson Visitor Centre, Dänojà Zho provides a focus for many cultural
activities. Melding centuries of tradition and up-to-
date interpretive methods, the Centre encourages
Dawson City Visitor Center visitors to explore the rich history, traditions and
photo by:
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Call (867) 993-6768 for more information on the Cross the Yukon River
Centre’s interpretive programs, gallery and walking Dawson City, Yukon
tours, film presentation and gift shop, or visit www.
trondekheritage.com.
Visitors can relive the excitement of the Klondike came alive with the sounds of gold-feverish miners
Gold Rush in Dawson City, which commenced seeking their fortunes. In retrospect, it seems difficult
with the 1896 discovery of gold on Rabbit Creek to comprehend how the Klondike discovery could
(Bonanza Creek) by Skookum Jim, Dawson Charlie uproot so many thousands of people and draw them
and George Carmack. There were several hundred north in a frenzied and often irrational pursuit of gold.
prospectors staking claims in the region before the Yet that is exactly what happened when the words
big strike, long before the Stampeders arrived the ‘gold’ and ‘Klondike’ captured the world’s attention.
following year when the Klondike River tributaries The rush to the Klondike from the outside was not
DAWSON CITY, YUKON
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