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WHITEHORSE,
YUKON TERRITORIES |
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The capital city of the Yukon Territories! |
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Visit WHITEHORSE On:
23 Day Fall Colors of Alaska & The Canadian Rockies in 2011
23 Day Alaska & The Canadian Rockies Tour in 2012
20 Day Klondike Gold Rush Tour
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Whitehorse is the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway from Skagway, Alaska. At the head of navigation on the Yukon River, the city was an important supply and stage center during the Klondike Gold Rush. It has been the territorial capital since 1952, when the seat was moved from Dawson City after the construction of the Klondike Highway.
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Frantic Follies
A high-stepping vaudeville revue featuring singing, cancan dancing, slapstick skits and readings of Robert Service poetry. The Frantic Follies is a turn of the century vaudeville revue which depicts the entertainment seen by the pioneers of the Great Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. The company has been in operation for 36 years and is known as the most popular and successful show in the Yukon and Alaska. A performance guaranteed to light up your stay in Whitehorse.
The White Pass and Yukon Railroad
The White Pass and Yukon Railroad (runs from Whitehorse to Skagway) offers an unforgettable scenic train trip over the White Pass. This one of North America's steepest and most scenic railways. The track parallels the trail used by thousands of stampede adventurers, and it's easy to see while climbing the steep mountainside how hundreds of horses and men lost their lives trying to make the ascent. The ride takes three hours. A narrow-gauge railroad line that originally ran to Whitehorse, the White Pass was completed after only 2 years in 1900. It's an engineering marvel and a fun way to see spectacular, historic scenery.
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