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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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JANUARY:
Fulda Challenge
FEBRUARY:
Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival
Frostbite Music Festival
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race
The Yukon Arctic Ultra/Whitehorse and Yukon Quest Trail
MARCH:
Trek Over the Top III, Destination Dawson City
Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race
Thaw-Di-Gras Spring Carnival
MAY:
Yukon International Storytelling Festival
JUNE:
Yukon River Quest Canoe Race
Commissioner's Ball - Dawson
24 Hours of Light Mountain Bike Event
Weekend on the Wing, Birding Festival
Alsek Music Festival and Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Aboriginal Day Celebrations
Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay
The Yukon River Quest Canoe and Kayak Race
JULY:
Dawson City Music Festival
AUGUST:
Annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival
Annual Yukon International Storytelling Festival
Annual Yukon River Bathtub Race


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Dempster Highway View,
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Carcross - Caribou Hotel, Mattew Watson General Store
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WHAT'S A "YUKON"?

In the Athapaskan language, the word "Yukon" means "the great river" or "big river." At 3,600 kilometres (2,300 mi.), the Yukon River is the fourth longest river in North America; the fifth largest in water flow and the last major river on the continent to be explored in the 1800s.

THE SOUND OF LIGHT

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are caused by huge explosions on the surface of the sun that send out streams of charged particles that interact with the Earth's upper atmosphere. These reactions occur 96 to 128 kilometres (60 to 80 mi.) above the Earth's surface, so it doesn't make any sense that they can be heard. Still, many people report hearing a crackling or rustling noise when they see the lights. It could be that the sound is created near the ground by electrical phenomena associated with the aurora. It could also be that watchers are being affected by psychological or physical processes that we don't yet understand. Of course, seeing the aurora on a dark, silent night is so exciting it might just be the sound of blood rushing through veins that's being mistaken for the sound of light.

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