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Whitehorse
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Arts & Culture | Entertainment | Museums & Historical Sites | Regional & Community Links | Sports & Outdoors | Tours
ARTS AND CULTURE |
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| Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Features solo and group exhibitions by regional, national, and international visual artists, and a wide array of outreach programming including artist's and curator's talks, openings, lectures, screenings and other special events. Odd Gallery, Dawson City International Short Film Festival 1-867-993-5005 Dawson City Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre Tlingit culture and art, Tlingit and Native crafts 1-867-390-2532 Teslin Yukon Arts Centre Theatre (concerts) and Public Art Gallery 1-867-667-8575, 300 College Drive, Whitehorse Yukon Crafts Society's Artisan Market May 25 - Aug 31, 2010 Westmark Klondike Hotel, 2288-2nd Avenue, Whitehorse |
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ENTERTAINMENT, SHOPPING AND EDUCATION |
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| Canada Games Centre Multi purpose facility, swimming, fitness, Whitehorse Cellar Dining Room / Gallery Restaurant & Lounge Whitehorse Steele Street Ale & Roast House Whitehorse Frantic Follies A turn of the century vaudeville revue which depicts the entertainment seen by the pioneers of the Great Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. 1-867-668-2042 Whitehorse Log Skyscraper Trading Post 1-867-633-2118 210 Lambert, Whitehorse |
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MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL SITES |
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| Canyon City - townsite during the rush to the Klondike Goldfields. walking from Miles Canyon parking area, across the Robert Lowe footbridge, and upriver along the 1.77km unmarked trail., Whitehorse Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site 1-800-661-0486, 205 - 300 Main Street Whitehorse Protects the historic gateway to the Yukon once tread by Tlingit First Nation traders and Klondike gold rush prospectors. The Chilkoot Trail was designated a national historic site because of the role it played in the mass movement of people to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. Copperbelt Railway Museum role of copper and rail in Yukon's history, Mile 91928 Alaska Highway, Whitehorse Downtown Whitehorse Murals Frontierland / Museum of Natural History Historical buildings in Whitehorse Fort Selkirk Whitehorse MacBride Museum of Yukon History 1-867-667-2709, 1124 First Avenue, Whitehorse, Old Log Church Museum 1-867-668-2555, Corner of 3rd Ave. & Elliott St., Whitehorse S.S. Klondike National Historic Site 800-661-0486 Whitehorse Riverboats brought virtually all goods into the region, as well as many of the newcomers. The site brings to life the history and the challenge of moving freight along the Yukon River. Yukon Archives 867) 667-5321 400 College Drive Whitehorse Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre You are about to embark on a prehistoric journey, a voyage into the past when woolly mammoths and scimitar cats used to roam Beringia. Find out more about ice age fossils. Whitehorse Yukon Historical & Museum Association (867) 667-4704 3126 Third Avenue, Whitehorse Yukon History Yukon Transportation Museum 1-867-668-4792, 30 Electra Crescent Whitehorse |
 Beringia Centre, Woolly Mammoth Whitehorse Photo courtesy of the Yukon Government |
REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY LINKS |
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| Explore North | Yukon-Alaska |
| Visit Whitehorse | Whitehorse (1) |
| Yukon - Larger than Life | City of Whitehorse 1-867-667-6401, 2121 Second Ave, Whitehorse |
SPORTS, NATURE AND OUTDOORS |
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Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/ Tatshenshini/-Asek World Heritage Site
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Birchwoodtours 1-867-633-3509 Whitehorse Cabin Fever Adventures 1-888-740-0815 Whitehorse Cedar and Canvas Adventures 1-867-633-5526 Whitehorse Grey Mountain Miles Canyon Millenium Trail 5 kilometre non-motorized multi-use paved trail and is ideal for all ages and abilities. The trail connects with the Yukon River Loop Trail to Miles Canyon Shadow Lake Expeditions 1-867-393-2232 Whitehorse Swan Haven Interpretation Centre M'Clintock Bay on Marsh Lake hosts a spring spectacle of returning swans and other water birds not to be missed. Late March, April and early May are the best times to visit Swan Haven Interpretation Centre. Trumpeter and Tundra swans, wigeons, Canada Geese, Northern Pintails, shorebirds, eagles and other predators abound in this small bay, easily seen from the observation decks. Takhini Hot Springs 1-867-456-8000 Whitehorse Yukon Wildlife Preserve 1-867-633-2922 Whitehorse Whitehorse Fishway - Fish ladder and Hathchery |
TOURS |
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| Canada Your Way Vacation Specialists 1-888-730-9500 West Vancouver Gray Line Yukon 1-867-668-3225 Whitehorse Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis - Tours 1-867-667-6054 Whitehorse Northern Tales Travel Services Inc. 1-867-667-6054 Whitehorse Taiga Journeys 1-867-393-3394 Whitehorse |
Tatshenshini Expediting 1-867-393-3661 17 Koidern Avenue, Whitehorse Tom's Touring Service 1-867-393-3848, 709 Minto Road, Whitehorse Yukon River Cruises Ltd. 1-867-668-4716 Schwatka Lake, 68 Miles Canyon Road, Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley Discover Whitehorse's fascinating waterfront history aboard a beautifully restored, bright yellow 1925 Waterfront Trolley . |
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