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Forest reflected on the still
surface of Lake Laberge,
near Whitehorse

1 floors, and are still lived in.
Worth a detour, the cabins
WHITEHORSE offer a pleasing respite from
the rather functional
much of the rest of town.
k @ Greyhound bus depot, 2191 2nd Ave architecture that characterizes
n 100 Hanson St; www.travelyukon.com
Whitehorse takes its name from the local rapids on
the Yukon River that reminded miners in the gold rush 3 "'
of “the flowing manes of albino Appaloosas.” This Old Log Church
Museum
regional capital is the fastest growing town in the

northern territories, but despite all modern amenities, ⌂ 303 Elliott St #May–
the wilderness is always only a few moments away. Aug: daily; Sep–Apr: by
appointment ∑ oldlog
churchmuseum.ca
in Whitehorse; and a gallery
1 "= on modern history, covering In August 1900, Anglican
MacBride Museum the frenzied Klondike gold missionary Rev. R. J. Bowen
of Yukon History rush among other subjects. was sent to Whitehorse to
build a church. He held services
⌂ 1124 Front St #Jun–Aug:

daily; Sep–mid- May: 10am– in one tent as the log building
took shape. The church opened
4pm Tue–Sat ∑ macbride 2
museum.com Log Skyscrapers on October 17 and the log
rectory was built that winter.
The MacBride Museum ⌂ 208 & 210 Lambert St These buildings are among the
explores the history of the few remaining here from the
Yukon through over 25,000 Several decades old, these gold rush period. In 1953, the
exhibits. There’s a Natural log cabins have two or three log church became the Diocese
History gallery, with re­
constructions of extinct
animals, fossils and minerals;
a First Nations gallery, which
explores the culture of the
14 tribes that originally settled
Natural history exhibits
in the MacBride Museum
of Yukon History
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