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The "funniest weekend" of summer
Story & photos by Hélène Roth Playing the kazoo, wearing flashy pink clothes, dresses, sparkling jackets and sunglasses, “My Humps” from the Black eyed Peas begins and the band, backs to their audience, are beating the rhythm with their hands. … Continue reading
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Tanker Roll
“This cell phone was a godsend during this whole emergency,” Fire Chief Jim Regimbal said as he reflected on the events of last week’s LNG tanker rollover just across the bridge from Dawson City.
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Franklin Ship Located in the Arctic
On May 19, 1845, the Royal Navy ships Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Erebus and HMS Terror departed Greenhithe, England, on a much-heralded Arctic expedition in search of a Northwest Passage.
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Beaver Creek RV park and hotel open for buisness
Story and Photos By Dan Davidson Sitting in the office of the Beaver Creek RV Park, with Beat Ledergerber and his wife Jyl Wingert, it’s easy to reflect on the many changes that have occurred in Beaver Creek since the … Continue reading
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Three Years from Germany to the Circle
Story & Photos By Dan Davidson Joachim Kreuzer (aka “Red Badger”) and Manfred Schroeter of Germany pulled up alongside the Dawson Dyke just over a month ago on July 13, finally completing a significant part of a river trip they … Continue reading
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Multimedia Feature: No Rules in Rustic
Nestled amongst the trees of West Dawson, sits the Yukon’s first legal distillery – Klondike River Distillery. This is the fourth instalment as part of a summer video series filmed and produced by our summer intern, Hannah Eden. Be sure … Continue reading
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Moosehide Hunting
Story and Photo by Hannah Eden Moosehide Gathering preparations have officially begun with the latest edition to the three day feast – a bull moose. The moose was shot and killed by Ryan Peterson, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Fish and Wildlife Steward … Continue reading
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Fracking in the Klondike? No Way, citizens say.
Story and Photo by Dan Davidson If there was any doubt about how hydraulic fracking is viewed in the Klondike, the results of the visit of the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing to Dawson should … Continue reading
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Dawson Anthology: Call for Submissions EXTENSION JULY 18, 2014
Editors Alyssa Friesen and Lulu Keating are gathering literary work inspired by Dawson City, Yukon to create a Dawson Anthology. The published book will contain works of short fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
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Multimedia Feature: The Matrix of Lines
Step into John Steins’ world of printmaking as we join him in his workshop, here in Dawson City. This is the third instalment as part of a summer video series filmed and produced by our summer intern, Hannah Eden. Be … Continue reading
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