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Articles related to "Klondike Gold Rush"
Port of Call – Skagway Alaska Skagway Alaska offers a unique glimpse of an era gone by and provides many outdoor recreational activities for its visitors skagway • alaska • klondike gold rush • white pass railroad • chilkoot trail
Underground Seattle Ah, the depths to which we'll go to uncover a bit of history! This quirky tour takes you through the underbelly of the Emerald City. Not the bluest skies you've ever seen. seattle • pioneer square • klondike • gold rush • underground tour
Canada - The Yukon Gold Rush The lure of gold brought thousands of people from around the world to the Yukon Gold Rush to pan for gold and Dawson City became a rich town from the Bonanza Creek gold. yukon gold rush • whitehorse • first nation people • kluane national park world heritage site • robert service the bard of the yukon
Martha Black, 2nd Woman MP Determined to find wealth in the Klondike Gold Rush, Martha Louis Munger Purdy Black instead found riches of another sort: love, friendship, adventure and a beloved home. klondike gold rush • canadian woman mp • yukon business • chicago socialite • yukon wild flowers
Anna Degraf, Northern Pioneer The spirit of adventure filled 53-year-old Anna Degraf with the ability to travel on her own from California to Canada's Klondike, carrying her sewing machine and hope. canadian history • klondike gold rush • anna degraf • she didn't go in search of gold • boarded a steamshim heading to alaska
Historic Vancouver Photos Follow in Philip Timms' footsteps as he photographs historic Vancouver, BC in all its glory. historic vancouver bc photos • philip timms postcards 1900-1910 • klondike gold rush • stanley park hollow tree • fred thirkell bob scullion
Places to Go and Things to Do in 2002 - Part IV Part IV continues my adventure around Washington for things to entertain and educate you. Have you recently enjoyed a community play, taken a college class about wine, taken tea, learned about the Gold Rush in Seattle or toured a potato chip factory? theatre • plays • ethan frome • intiman • pioneer square
Review: The Man From The Creeks Robert Service fans familiar with his poem, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew," will delight in this novel that explores the characters in Service's original story. northern books • kroetsch • robert kroetsch • man from the creeks • sam mcgrew
Robert W. Service, Canada's Poet Robert Service earned international fame with his book "Songs of a Sourdough" and two lively ballads, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee". robert w. service • robert service canada's poet • bard of the north • songs of a sourdough • the cremation of sam mcgee
The Great River Journey A unique partnership known as Great River Journey offers visitors a chance to live and experience Canada's True North. yukon river • great river journey • yukon river wilderness • yukon territory • yukon canada's true north
Gold! The Rush to the Klondike From murmurs of gold on Bonanza Creek in 1897, word spread south with lightning speed. There was gold to be found, supplies to be purchased, but months of travel first. canadian history • panning for gold in canada's north • glints of gold nuggets shimming up through cold wa • george carmack and his prospecting family • both men and women prepared to go the the klondike
Engaging Young Minds Two new books from Roussan Publishers Inc. are set to captivate and engage young minds. roussan • colleen heffernan • lynda wilson • dinosaurs • klondike
A Look at the Provinces,Part XII:Northwest Territories & Nunavut This is the twelfth and last article in the series. Since I've already written an article on Nunavut and it is hard to find information for the NWT and Nunavut separately I will combine them. The Former North West Territories is made up of the North West Territories and of Nunavut. It is made up of most of the artic, except Yukon and Alaska (and Greenland) and includes all islands in the Hudson's Bay. It has an area of 3,426,320 square kilometres and has a population of 57,649 people. The Capital was Yellownife and remains so for the NWT. Nunavut's Capital is Iqualuit (formerly known as Forbisher Bay). It joined confederation when bought by the Canadian government in 1870. northwest territories • canada • nunavut • provinces • territory
Classic Authors: Jack London a brief biography of Jack London jack london • call of the wild • white fang
The Titanic Life of a Hero A hero of the Titanic was also a cowboy, gold prospector, a decorated naval officer and an amateur secret agent titanic disaster • iceberg • hero • decorated naval officer • dunkirk
Vancouver Vancouver. Canada's third largest city, not to mistaken with Vancouver Island. Vancouver isn't even on Vancouver Island. That's Victoria. Anyway, Today I present you with the city of Vancouver because it was incorporated around, April 6, 1886. vancouver • british columbia • canucks • grizzlies • bc lions
ARCTIC Jump-Start Outline and collection of web-resources on the Arctic and its protection arctic • polar • environment • policy
Canadian Authors For no perticular reason at all, here are some Authors that are Canadian. canada • authors • gabrielle roy • robertson davies • anne hebert
NORTH TO ALASKA - By Mary Haegele Museums in Alaska museums • alaska • mush • transportation • memorial
Pierre Berton, Canadian Historian Author, television personality, war correspondent and humourist, Pierre Berton was a man of many hats; one great accomplishment was illuminating Canada's history pierre berton • pierre francis berton • pierre berton canadian historian • pierre berton born in whitehorse yukon 1920 • pierre berton married janet walker
Skagway: Cruising The Inside Passage Pt 3 Skagway, gateway to the Yukon is our port of call. The quiet rustic town, belies it's wild west history, where con men, gamblers and prostitutes plied their trade with impunity. Then there is the tale of Soapy Smith, the most notorious " bad guy " of the era. The White Pass and Yukon Route railway, one of the steepest and most scenic routes is here. Then a trip to White Pass Summit, where the Chilkoot Trail, The Gold Rush Trail of '98 begins and an interesting stop at the Miners' Gold Rush Graveyard. There is a Dance hall with Gold Rush Follies. And old fashioned saloon. soapy smith • chilkoot trail • white pass and yukon route railway • gate to the klondike • frank reid
C-SPAN Offers Viewers Top Notch Political Coverage A look at programming on the C-SPAN networks; this week in tv history; tv-related birthdays and my tv viewing recommendations for the week. c-span • c-span2 • tv |
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