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Archive: Yukon Cool Facts

Sour Toe Cocktail by Chris Ellison

In Dawson City more than 65,000 have consumed the sour toe cocktail – which has a human toe in it!

Yukon Quest

The Yukon Quest – The toughest sled dog race in the world. It covers the same distance as from England to Africa

Yukon Flag

The Coolest Temperature ever recorded in Canada was in Snag, Yukon. For fun – check out the Canadian Temperature Chart!

Gold Panning Dawson © Lucy Izon

Dawson City was at the heart of one of the world’s greatest Gold Rushes. One gold nugget that was found in the region weighed 72 oz!

Courtesy Pam Dunklebarger / Alaska-Highway.org

The construction of the Alaska Highway is considered an engineering marvel – 2,700 km was built in just nine months!

Midnight Sun photo courtesy Yukon Tourism

You can read a book outside or play golf at midnight in Dawson City – thanks to the Midnight Sun

Whitehorse Plane Weather Vane © Lucy Izon

Whitehorse’s Weather Vane is an Airplane!

Watson Lake Sign Forest

Travellers have created a sign forest with more than 72,000 signs in Watson Lake

S.S. Klondike

The National Historic Site that was moved into place using 8 tons of Palmolive Soap!

Lucy Izon Carcross Desert

Guinness World Records proclaimed the Yukon’s Carcross Desert ‘The World’s Smallest Desert’

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