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Admission Fees Apply. Check at VIC ( i Attractions Provided by Parks Canada
B) for up-to-date information regarding event
times, locations and fees. All locations on this page are keyed to the Downtown Map.
A B.Y.N. CO. TICKET OFFICE
Former ticker office of the British
Yukon Navigation Co.
B VISITOR INFORMATION
CENTRE
Attendants in period costume will
give you up-to-date information
on Parks Canada, local activities,
events and attractions. Audio
visual presentations offered daily.
Open May 1st to September 30th.
C PALACE GRAND THEATRE
Reconstruction of the original theatre
built by Arizona Charlie Meadows in
1899.
D OLD POST OFFICE
Built in 1901. Included in town core
walking tour.
E MADAME TREMBLAY’S
STORE
Built in 1899 and restored to its 1913
appearance.
F DAWSON DAILY NEWS
Dawson’s last surviving gold rush era
newspaper, in print from 1898-1953.
(Window display)
G K.T.M. CO. BUILDING
Originally a freight line depot and later
a grocery store, in 1912 it was used by
the Klondike Thawing Machine Co. as a
warehouse. (Window display)
H BILLY BIGG’S
BLACKSMITH SHOP
Built in 1899. Operated as a hotel,
then in 1907 modified to house a
blacksmith shop. Operated until
1950s. (Window display)
I HARRINGTON’S STORE
Constructed in 1900. Exterior restoration.
J RUBY’S PLACE
Typical Gold Rush house of notorious
reputation. Also offered laundry
services. Operated until the 1960s.
K BANK OF BRITISH NORTH
AMERICA
Built in 1899, it contained an assay
office where much of the Klondike
gold was valued. It was the Bank
of Montreal until 1968. Included in
town core walking tour.
L LOWE’S MORTUARY
Originally built as a furniture store,
it became a mortuary from 1916 to
1953. (Window display)
M OAK HALL
This general merchandise store was
built in 1900. (Window display)
N SS KENO
Built in 1922 by the British Yukon
Navigation Co., this sternwheeler
was the last to ply the Yukon River.
Outdoor exhibit.
O COMMISSIONER’S
RESIDENCE
The official residence of the Com-
missioner of the Yukon from 1900 to
1916. Restoration completed in 1996.
P RED FEATHER SALOON
The Red Feather was one of the
last gold rush saloons licensed in
Dawson City. Included in town
core walking tour.
Q BLACK’S RESIDENCE
Once the home of Commissioner
George Black and his wife Martha
Louise Black.
R C.O.’s QUARTERS
Originally the residence of the Com-
manding Officer of the NorthWest
Mounted Police, Fort Herchemer.
Houses Parks Canada Offices.
S ST. ANDREW’S MANSE
Once the residence of the minister
of St. Andrew’s Church.
T ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
Built in 1902, the Presbyterian
Church was the largest in Dawson
City, seating 600.
U N.C. CO. WAREHOUSE
One of four warehouses built in
1897 by the Alaska Commercial
Co., which later became the
Northern Commercial Co.
V MACAULAY’S RESIDENCE
Build in 1901, it was home to
Judge Henry C. Macaulay, Dawson
City’s first mayor.
W ROBERT SERVICE CABIN
Home of the renowned poet Robert
W. Service. Open June to mid Sept.
X 3RD AVENUE COMPLEX
Once a hotel, photography studio
and hardware store, illustrates the
effects of permafrost on historic
buildings in Dawson City.
Y WEST’S BOILER SHOP
Built in 1903, blacksmith and
machine shop in operation until
mid-1950’s
Z FORT HERCHMER
Original NWMP headquarters
established in 1897.
DREDGE #4 (See Goldfields Map)
The largest wooden hulled, bucket line dredge in North America. Located at
km 12.3 (mi 7.8) Bonanza Rd. Exhibits & information. Open June - mid Sept.
YUKON GOVERNMENT CAMPGROUNDS
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY NO. 5
Lake Laberge. ................. km 225 - 16 sites
Tombstone Mtn................. km 71 - 36 sites
Fox Lake........................ km 248 - 43 sites
Engineer Creek. .............. km 193 - 15 sites
Twin Lakes. ..................... km 308 - 25 sites
Rock River. ..................... km 446 - 20 sites
Tatchun Creek. ................ km 382 - 12 sites
Ethel Lake . ..................... km 524 - 12 sites
TOP OF THE WORLD HIGHWAY
Yukon River....................... km .3 - 98 sites
(24 km on Ethel Lake Road)
Moose Creek. ................. km 559 - 36 sites
Klondike River................ km 697 - 38 sites
SILVER TRAIL NO. 11
Five Mile Lake.................. km 57 - 20 sites
Climate (Dawson City average)
January. .................... -26.7 °C. ..........-16.1 °F
March...................... -11.9 °C. .......... 10.6 °F
May..........................+8.3 °C. ............. 47 °F
July............................+20 °C. ............. 68 °F
September. .................+5.9 °C. .......... 42.6 °F
November. ................ -17.9 °C. ............-0.2 °F
RECORD LOW..........-56 °C........-68.8 °F
RECORD HIGH........+35 °C............95 °F
Frost (average)
Frost Free Period (days)............................ 91
Last Frost (spring)..............................May 28
First Frost (fall)...............................August 28
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Metric Conversion
from.................. multiply by.......to get
miles..................... 1.6093 ......km
kilometres. .............. 0.6214 ......miles
feet....................... 0.3048 ......metres
metres................... 3.2808 ......feet
U.S. gallon. ............ 3.7853 ......litres
litres...................... 0.2642 ......U.S. gallons
pounds.................. 0.4536 ......kilograms
kilograms. .............. 2.2046 ......pounds
Precipitation
Total..........(mm) 306.1 . ............... (in) 12.1
Rain....................60% Snow..............40%