By Dan Davidson Photos by Carrie Docken It’s been a challenge, but the Dawson Golf Association (DGA) has managed to keep the town’s golf course running in the black since the town acquired the facility from the family of the … Continue reading →

Photos by Alyssa Friesen Among the holiday festivities, which included the Boat Parade, Robert Service School Christmas Concert and a feast at TH Hall, The Nutcracker was performed by Whitehorse’s Northern Lights School of Dance in collaboration with local talent.

Story & photo by Dan Davidson Reports from the Whitehorse Star, Yukon News and CBC North indicate that Air North will indeed be flying Holland America clients between Fairbanks and Dawson next summer instead of busing them over the Top … Continue reading →

Story & photos by Dan Davidson While a substantial number of the dog owners in Dawson City seem to treat the town as it if were one large leash free zone, it really isn’t, and even on the dike trail … Continue reading →

Story & photos by Dan Davidson During the last week in September, 86 students from seven rural communities were in Dawson City for a week of experiential learning as part of the new Northern Rural Experiential Model (REM).

By Dan Davidson The Yukon lost one of its literary lights when Dick North passed away on September 23. North, the author of five major books about Yukon historical events and personalities, as well as one novel, had been in … Continue reading →

Story & photo by Dan Davidson Another Dawson heritage building surrendered to fire on the morning of September 20. The former Bear Creek residence belonging to Peggy Kormendy and her late husband, Steve, went up in flames in the wee … Continue reading →

Story & photos by Dan Davidson Discovery Day, August 16, 1896, has different meanings for different people, depending on how it may have affected them. This was reflected in the speeches by community leaders that followed the parade on August … Continue reading →

Story & Photos by Dan Davidson The Palace Grand Theatre and Gillian Campbell go together like peanut butter and jam, or to choose a simile more in line with the Klondike Kate era tunes she favours, like a horse and … Continue reading →