We moved to Dawson City at the end of July, so we’ve had plenty of time to view the hustle and bustle of the tourist season. Shops bustling, line-ups at the ice cream parlour, full restaurants and lounges at meal times and happy hour, tour buses lining the streets, and the wooden sidewalks busy with tourists and their cameras, wandering around the historic town.

Since Labour Day has passed, it is quickly coming to an end. It almost feels like there is a big storm, or hurricane coming as so many places are boarding up and their owners are getting out of Dodge, leaving just a core group of folks with no where else to go to stay behind to weather the storm.

In a way, that is exactly what is happening. Except the sense of an impending storm is really just winter, and the steady flow of summer tourists has just about ended. So many businesses here are seasonal, and many residents head to warmer climates for the winter months.

Here are some of the signs of the impending storm winter:

https://twitter.com/WestmarkHotel/status/642035667795607552

We’re not going anywhere, we’re ready to experience our first Yukon winter!