We headed out in the rain with our to do list in hand and pretty much covered it! Whitehorse is a city spread out along the Alaska highway for miles but the downtown area is compact with mostly two-story buildings. We started at the MacBride Museum for a session about Sam Magee (real, but not cremated in a ship’s hold!). We also watched an expert young woman pan for gold - clearly not as easy as it appears. She doesn’t have her own claim but lots do apparently.
After lunch we dropped into the Yukon Territory Building and were given a private tour of the legislature. The conversation about government was soon followed by tips about fishing and a strong warning to keep a constant lookout for bears - black and grizzly. They have just woken up and are hungry and growly. Point taken!!
Bears Paw Quilt shop, Fireweed Books, Old Log Church and Berengia - an amazing facility with life-sized skeletons of Wooly Mammoths, giant beavers and short-faced bears - all found in the region formed during the last ice age, filled the rest of our day. We ended out time in downtown with huge dinners at Klondike Ribs and Salmon BBQ: Alaska halibut and chips, bison steak with wild berry sauce and BBQ ribs! We all rolled home.
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