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1 week ago | 
yukon-news.com | Dan Davidson
The Robert Service School gymnasium was packed on the evening of May 23 for the public performance of the Lorax, based on the 1971 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss.
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2 weeks ago | 
yukon-news.com | Dan Davidson
The Dawson City Chamber of Commerce is proud of its annual Dawson City International Gold Show, which has been in place every Victoria Day weekend (except during the COVID-19 lockdown) since 1986. This year May 15 to 17 marked the 37th edition of the event.
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3 weeks ago | 
yukon-news.com | Dan Davidson
The George Black Ferry is back in the Yukon River at Dawson City as of Monday, May 12, a week earlier than last year. Yukon Highways reports that the ferry is “currently supporting local traffic to West Dawson until the Top of the World Highway is reopened for the season.”
During this week the ferry will be operating from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and this will be extended to 24-7 service later in the week. It is expected that it will resume operating 24 hours a day by May 16th.
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1 month ago | 
yukon-news.com | Dan Davidson
The Yukon River ice has broken in front of Dawson City and vast floes have spent the day heading north. Two people will share the prize.
The IODE, which runs a fundraiser in which people can stake a bet on the time the ice will begin to move, posted an announcement on Facebook on the afternoon of April 30 after the time was confirmed. They explained it took a little longer this year.
“We are pleased to announce that the river has broken in Dawson City," the post reads.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Dan Davidson |Dawson City
“The Dawson City ice bridge is located at the George Black Ferry crossing of the Yukon River – the ice bridge links the district of West Dawson to the main part of Dawson City east of the river (acting as a replacement to the ferry during the winter). “The ice bridge is 400 m in length and its width is typically about 60 m. The bridge has been operated since the 1960s by the Yukon Government (YG).
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Sam Holloway |Dan Davidson |Dawson City
This book begins in the middle of the action so to speak; in media res, they call it. That almost always means that the author will have to back up and tell us how we got there, but this is how it starts. “I crouched in the old truck out by the gate. Beside me, a Cooey single shot .22 rifle stood, loaded and looking awfully puny for what I might face. Lizzie’s dad would be coming with his high-powered rifle to shoot at me again.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Dan Davidson |Dawson City
There won’t be a Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race this year, but to keep the idea alive, the smaller-than-usual new board has decided to hold what they’re calling a Fun Mail Run, which will kick off from near the ferry landing at the end of Front Street on March 7 at 10 a.m.The new race committee this year is so far composed of Dany Jette, John Mitchell and Anthony Da Costa Maia. These three are hoping to recruit a few more, but it’s late in the game to mount a full event this year.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Dan Davidson |Dawson City
Tales of an Unsung SourdoughThe Extraordinary Klondike Adventures of Johnny Lindby Phil Lind and Robert BrehlPage Two122 pages$39.95The extreme focus on the drama of the Klondike Gold Rush tends to obscure the stories about the gold seekers who were already in what would come to be called the Yukon Territory as a result of that event.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Dan Davidson |Newest Edition |Miche Genest |Sydney Keddy
It was going to be the perfect day. When Discovery Day came around, I planned a special Mother-Son Day for my toddler and I since my husband had to go into work and it was just going to be the two of us. I wanted it to be fun, because my child continues to remain a Daddy’s Boy, with unaltering feelings of my husband being the more-fun choice of playmates.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
whatsupyukon.com | Dan Davidson |Newest Edition |Miche Genest |Sydney Keddy
Art has always been infused in Leah Day’s life. The abstract surrealist artist, who is also an actor, voice actor, poet, writer and musician, was raised by artistic and musical parents. She goes as far as to say she and her younger brother would sing through their chores to get them done. They didn’t have internet or cable TV, so they entertained each other.
