Yukon
| Until 1898 the Yukon was part of the Northwest Territories. Its only inhabitants were Indians, a few trappers, prospectors and missionaries. In August of 1896 three prospectors found gold at "Rabbit Creek". This later became known as the famous "Bonanza Creek", where the Klondike Gold Rush began. Gold was the original draw to this mostly inaccessible North Country. |  |
| The following years have been kept alive through the stories of Jack London and poems of Robert Service as well as stories of the Mad Trapper, Albert Johnson and other unusual men and women of this fascinating land. |  |
| It wasn’t until WWII that the Yukon was connected to the rest of the continent by roads. The Alaska Highway was built in 1942. It stretches 1600 miles from Dawson Creek, BC to Fairbanks, AK. It was built in a record setting time of eight months from start to finish. |
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Access via the newly built Alaska Highway led to population growths over the years following the war. As we now are looking on to the new millennium, there are 26,000 inhabitants in Yukon occupying an area three times the size of Texas. The capital city Whitehorse has 23,000 of the Yukon’s total population. It is a modern city with outstanding restaurants, hotels and shopping opportunities, but without skyscrapers and that ‘big city feeling’. |
| In the Yukon hunting still exists in its purest form with unparalleled possibilities. To hunt in the last untouched wilderness on earth, you will be challenged by the landscape, the weather, and the solitude. There are no fences or cut lines! In order to enjoy a high quality, safe hunt, it is important to hire a first class outfitter. |
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