Once a fishing and hunting camp for Tlingit and Tagish people, the community lies approximately halfway between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse. The Gold Rush, the White Pass and Yukon Route railway which was completed in 1901, and a mining boom changed the community, and it is now home to about 400 people, half of whom are First Nations people. Tourism has replaced both mine and rail as the mainstay of the local economy.
by editor funk 2000.03.23
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Adventure trips, tours and expeditions in the stunning beauty of the Yukon. Carcross, Yukon Territories.
Describes sights along a driving trip along Klondike Highway #2 and Tagish Road #8.
A boutique hotel with cabins, guest rooms a restaurant and saloon. An historic building from the Yukon Gold Rush.
School council and information.
History and information about the community, at one time named Caribou Crossing; traces its development from the time of a First Nations camp to a modern mining centre.
Shopping in a landmark, historical building/ place.
Provides travelers with accommodation, horseback rides, canoe rentals and a fully licensed restaurant. Contains booking and contact information.
Operates water taxi on Bennet Lake to for tours and hikers returning from the Chilkoot Trail. Gives information about travel routes, water taxi services, and destinations.
A boutique hotel with cabins, guest rooms a restaurant and saloon. An historic building from the Yukon Gold Rush.
Shopping in a landmark, historical building/ place.
Describes sights along a driving trip along Klondike Highway #2 and Tagish Road #8.
School council and information.
Adventure trips, tours and expeditions in the stunning beauty of the Yukon. Carcross, Yukon Territories.
History and information about the community, at one time named Caribou Crossing; traces its development from the time of a First Nations camp to a modern mining centre.
Operates water taxi on Bennet Lake to for tours and hikers returning from the Chilkoot Trail. Gives information about travel routes, water taxi services, and destinations.
Provides travelers with accommodation, horseback rides, canoe rentals and a fully licensed restaurant. Contains booking and contact information.
