Category: Carcross

A couple of envelopes I’ve received in the mail over the past few days came from tiny Alaska post offices, and made me think about how different they are from the mass-producing mail-factories that are found most places now. Just look at the postmarks on them – Nice stamps...

One of the people responsible for the residents of Carcross starting the process of banning motor vehicles from the beach apparently thinks that he’s given the community the finger. Yes, we all know who you are, loser. The photos below show the damage he did following the meeting –...

The South Klondike Local Advisory Council (SKLAC) hosted a meeting in Carcross last night, to further assess public support for rezoning part of the beach of Lake Bennett. The rezoning, taking the beach from “Hinterland” to “Hinterland-X” (hinterland with some restrictions), was presented as banning ATVs and dirt bikes...

For many people, sending postcards to the folks back home is part of the fun of travel. For a rapidly-growing number of travellers, creating scrapbooks when they get back home helps cement and even enhance the memories. Wouldn’t it be great to have postage stamps showing where you are...

Sunday was proof to me that sometimes you can go back in time. For 4 summers I practically lived on Montana Mountain, as I did the research for my first book. A lot has happened since then – my life is very different, and the mountain has played an...

I was in Carcross working on the cabin this past Friday, and lucked into the dedication of the Caribou Hotel as a Yukon Heritage Site. Although reconstruction is a slow process and it won’t be open until 2010, the new owners have a vision for the property that promises...

The deck was finished on Thursday, the final cleanup was done yesterday and the crews will be heading south in a couple of days – Carcross has a beautiful new footbridge across the Nares River! You can see a large photo album of the history and progress of the...

Brrrrrrr – I’m not nearly ready for Summer to leave 🙁...

Carcross is still my sanctuary if I just mind my own business. Even though Fall is in the air, we’re having beautiful weather for our 3-day Discovery Day weekend. On Saturday my son and his partner joined us for a particularly fine day, then yesterday Cathy and I disappeared...

The weather forecast for both Carcross and Skagway this morning was for rain, at times heavy, but when I left home at 07:30 (Yukon time) it was cloudy but warm and dry. I carried some warmer clothes than the t-shirt and shorts I wore, but hoped that the forecast...