Fun Facts and Things to do in SKAGWAY, ALASKA
A Small City with Great Tours to Offer!
Spending a day in Skagway, won't be complete without taking one of the most scenic train rides in your life- The White Pass Summit Tour.
If you don't like to just sit and look then Skagway offers a lot of hiking trails for you- from a short hike to Yakutania Point or Smugglers Cove where you can do a barbeque or picnic with your friends to a long hike to Devil's Punch Bowl where you can enjoy the view of the whole Skagway from the top. If you are lucky, then you might see a bear or a moose along the way!
You can also try dog sledding in the forest or if budget is not an issue with you then take a dog sledding tour on top of the icy mountain by a helicopter ride.
If history and pub quiz is your thing then take a city tour where you can learn more about Soapy Smith and what happens during the Klondike Gold Rush between 1896-1899.
Shopping is not a problem (during summer time) up to million tourist visit Skagway and the main street is filled with shops you can imagine!
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Skagway, Alaska
Recorded June 20, 2007.
Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862. However, the population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with more than 900,000 visitors. The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway is also part of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild.
This video begins in downtown Skagway along Broadway Avenue. Here I take a look at the Golden North Hotel and other historic buildings in town. Also in the video is a glimpse of the White Pass & Yukon Railway. A journey I took back in 1994 on my first trip to Alaska, but not today. The video concludes on the Sapphire Princess as we sail away down the Lynn Canal.
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Port of Call from the cruise ship Star Princess.
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The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway is also part of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild, Will Hobbs's book Jason's Gold, and for Joe Haldeman's novel Guardian, moreover, John Wayne's film North to Alaska was filmed nearby.
Skagway Tour- What is there to see?
If you are heading to Skagway, check out this basic overview of what there is to see in Skagway.
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Skagway to Haines, Alaska Tour
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RV in Alaska - Skagway
The last stop we will make in Alaska before heading back down to the lower 48 is in Skagway. This old mining town (gold rush of 1898) is now primarily a tourist attraction. It is a National Historic Park and well worth seeing. One of the main attractions is the White Pass and Yukon Railroad trip that takes you just into Canada to see the path that the miners had to take to get to the gold fields in the Klondike. Spectacular scenery along this narrow gauge railroad built in 1898. On cruise day the streets come alive with the throngs from as many as four cruise ships docked at once. Otherwise, it is a bucolic little town with its own special charm.
Skagway Alaska White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad Tour
This video showcases in-depth the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad in Skagway, Alaska. This is definitely the top attraction in Skagway and worth every dime of the ticket price. The railroad links the port of Skagway with Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. The railroad was constructed in 1898 during the legendary Klondike Gold Rush as transportation to and from the goldfields. From the late 1980's until now the railroad has been used as a tourist draw. If you like this Skagway, Alaska White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad video then make sure to give it a thumbs up!
Alaska Tour - Skagway, AK - Stop #6
Today we made it thru Carcross all the way to Skagway, Alaska!
The drive had spectacular scenery with lakes like mirrors with mountains in the distance! Jeannie took several pictures thru the windows of the scenery and our caravan of 25 RV's. To get into Skagway, you need to descend from over 3000 feet elevation to sea level over a 7 mile decline which was quite long and steep, but we all made it fine!
In Skagway, we were there for the 4th of July Celebrations including a parade down Main Street and Fireworks! We also went out to dinner numerous time at different old time bars, and then to the 'Days of '98' Show' featuring a play about 'Soapy Smith' and Can Can Dancers!
We also took some time to go see and climb the Chilkoot Trail. This was the famous trail many hearty souls climbed, in the winter, up a steep mountain during the Klondike Gold Rush! Because so many were dying, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police starting requiring them to carry a year's worth of food, or 2000 pounds up the mountain. This required even the strongest hikers to take over 30-40 trips up and back to get all the stuff hand carried over the mountain!
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Driving the Klondike Highway | Time Lapse | Skagway, Alaska
We rented a car from Avis on the Skagway day of our Alaskan cruise on the a Disney Wonder and drove the Klondike Highway. Along the way we saw the Welcome to Alaska sign, the Captain William Moore Bridge, Summit Lake, Tagish Lake, Tutshi Lake, the Yukon Suspension Bridge, the Welcome to Yukon sign, Bove Island, Carcross, Carcross Desert and Emerald Lake.
Read about our day in Skagway here:
Filmed on Thursday 6th June 2013.
Watch my other videos from the Disney Wonder in Alaska:
Mickey Mouse Character Call
Goofy Character Call
Disney Wonder Adventure's Away (With Mistakes)
Captain Fabian's Welcome Announcement
The Disney Wonder Ship Horn
Disney Wonder Navigator's Verandah Stateroom Tour
Disney Wonder Deck 7 AFT Overlook
The Perfect Cruise View
Sailing down Tracy Arm Fjord
Arriving in Skagway
Driving the Klondike Highway
Leaving Skagway
Animator's Palate Dinner Show
Mount Roberts Tramway Juneau
Leaving Juneau
Leaving Ketchikan
Disney Wonder At Sea
Walking Tour of Deck 10 of the Disney Wonder
Disney Wonder Character Dance Party
Disney Wonder 'Til We Meet Again
Raising the Disney Wonder Ship Flag
Arriving in Vancouver
The Disney Wonder Ship Horn
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Harbour Air Seaplane Flightseeing Tour of Vancouver
Disney Wonder Arriving in Vancouver on Canada Day
Disney Wonder Canada Day Sailaway
Disney Wonder Sailing Under the Lions Gate Bridge
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Skagway Alaska Excursion
These were some of the highlights of our cruise excursion at the small town of Skagway, Alaska. Our guide was full of information and stories, especially regarding an infamous outlaw named Soapy Smith. After the tour we walked around town- very interesting place! You can see the photos we snapped of Skagway here:
Travel Guide Road Trip Entering Skagway Alaska
Skagway Alaska home of the Klondike Gold Rush.
The Red Onion Saloon, in Skagway, Alaska
The Red Onion Saloon originally opened for business in 1898 at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, and was considered Skagway’s most exclusive bordello at the time. It was built by planks cut by Captain William Moore, the founder of Skagway, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks.
A Seattle saloon man, Peter Lawson, built the Red Onion during the fall of 1898 and opened it as Skagway's largest dance hall and saloon. Upstairs was a brothel, a higher class parlor than the adjacent cribs on Yokohama Row and Paradise Alley.
The Red Onion was moved in 1914
with one horse from Sixth and State Street to
its current Broadway location. Interestingly, the
Onion was dragged around the corner backwards and the front and back of the building had to be removed in order to switch them.
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Bonus item -- an ensemble called Skin & Bones who've played at the Onion before, though not the day we were there:
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We were stranded in a snowstorm! - The Skagway Vlog Episode 2
Kelsee and I practiced our survival skills while navigating through the snowy Canadian wilderness in search of a new home in Skagway, Alaska.
This is the second episode of a series showing what it's like to live, work, and play in the small town of Skagway, Alaska.
Interested in working in Alaska? Contact me at wherekentwent@gmail.com. I can get you some information about my job. (Which I love)
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Whale viewing on Fast Ferry Juneau - Skagway
Sailing from Juneau to Skagway we seen some orka's passing by
June 20, 2011
The Lonely Traveler S02E01 Skagway
Welcome to Season 2 of The Lonely Traveler This season we explore 3 amazing ports from Alaska. Join Katie Matthews as she goes on an adventure in this small little town we call Skagway. Hop on a train that follows the path the gold miners back in the day of the Klondike gold rush, Hike one of the many trails through the surrounding mountains, visit a local Marijuana grow show or play Frisbee golf through the lush rain forest. Follow the many spawning salmon as they head up river or try some of the delicacies, What ever you do in Skagway you will for sure not be disappointed.
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The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, the population was 968.[3] Estimates put the 2015 population at 1,057 people. The population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with more than 900,000 visitors.[4] Incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007, it was previously a city (urban Skagway located at 59°27′30″N 135°18′50″W) in the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area (now the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area)
The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway is also part of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild, Will Hobbs's book Jason's Gold, and for Joe Haldeman's novel, Guardian. The John Wayne film North to Alaska (1960) was filmed nearby.
The name Skagway is derived from shԍagéi, a Tlingit idiom which figuratively refers to rough seas in the Taiya Inlet, which are caused by strong north winds.[5] (See, Etymology and the Mythical Stone Woman, below.)
One prominent resident of early Skagway was William Billy Moore, a former steamboat captain. As a member of an 1887 boundary survey expedition, he had made the first recorded investigation of the pass over the Coast Mountains, which later became known as White Pass. He believed that gold lay in the Klondike because it had been found in similar mountain ranges in South America, Mexico, California, and British Columbia. In 1887, he and his son, J. Bernard Ben Moore, claimed a 160-acre (650,000 m2) homestead at the mouth of the Skagway River in Alaska. Moore settled in this area because he believed it provided the most direct route to the potential goldfields. They built a log cabin, a sawmill, and a wharf in anticipation of future gold prospectors passing through.[citation needed]
The boundary between Canada and the United States along the Alaska Panhandle was only vaguely defined then (see Alaska boundary dispute). There were overlapping land claims from the United States' purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 and British claims along the coast. Canada requested a survey after British Columbia united with it in 1871, but the idea was rejected by the United States as being too costly, given the area's remoteness, sparse settlement, and limited economic or strategic interest
The Klondike gold rush changed everything. In 1896, gold was found in the Klondike region of Canada's Yukon Territory. On July 29, 1897, the steamer Queen docked at Moore's wharf with the first boat load of prospectors. More ships brought thousands of hopeful miners into the new town and prepared for the 500-mile journey to the gold fields in Canada. Moore was overrun by lot jumping prospectors and had his land stolen from him and sold to others
The prospectors' journey began for many when they climbed the mountains over the White Pass above Skagway and onward across the Canada–US border to Bennett Lake, or one of its neighboring lakes, where they built barges and floated down the Yukon River to the gold fields around Dawson City. Others disembarked at nearby Dyea, northwest of Skagway, and crossed northward on the Chilkoot Pass, an existing Tlingit trade route to reach the lakes. The Dyea route fell out of favor when larger ships began to arrive, as its harbor was too shallow for them except at high tide. Officials in Canada began requiring that each prospector entering Canada on the north side of the White Pass bring with him one ton (909 kg) of supplies, to ensure that he did not starve during the winter. This placed a large burden on the prospectors and the pack animals climbing the steep pass.[citation needed]
In 1898, a 14-mile, steam-operated aerial tramway was constructed up the Skagway side of the White Pass, easing the burden of those prospectors who could afford the fee to use it. The Chilkoot Trail tramways also began to operate in the Chilkoot Pass above Dyea. In 1896, before the Klondike gold rush had begun, a group of investors saw an opportunity for a railroad over that route. It was not until May 1898 that the White Pass and Yukon Route began laying narrow gauge railroad tracks in Skagway. The railroad depot was constructed between September and December 1898. This destroyed the viability of Dyea, as Skagway had both the deep-water port and the railroad. Construction of McCabe College, the first school in Alaska to offer a college preparatory high school curriculum, began in 1899. The school was completed in 1900.[citation needed]
By 1899, the stream of gold-seekers had diminished and Skagway's economy began to collapse. By 1900, when the railroad was completed, the gold rush was nearly over
Travel Tips: Skagway Alaska
Hi this is Kristina Hathaway from Hathaway Vacations In this short video, I'm going to give you 3 things to do in Skagway Alaska.
Here we go! Tip #1: Skagway City and White Pass Summit
Begins with a guided mini-coach tour of Skagway’s Historic District. Journey up the scenic Klondike Highway. Along this glacier carved valley are glaciers, thundering waterfalls, majestic mountain vistas and pristine wilderness.
Tip #2: Yukon Jeep Klondike Adventure
You'll head out to follow the same valleys and summits of the Trail of '98. Your small group of explorers will journey into the Yukon Territory, tracing the famous routes taken by the hearty gold prospectors in the late 1800s. You'll be driving your Jeep into the very setting of the fabled gold rush legends.
Tip #3: Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp and Salmon Bake
You'll feast on freshly grilled filet of wild Alaskan salmon. You'll then learn the art of gold panning and be set free in the Liarsville gold fields, where you are guaranteed to find that precious metal that drove men and women wild with gold fever!
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