I’m over a week late sharing an update about the auction! This year’s theme was Back at the Big Cabin. The big old historical Territorial Administration building that houses the…
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Gibsons, BC – Home of The Beachcombers!
We spent most of our day in Gibsons, along BC’s Sunshine Coast! If you are Canadian and my age or older, you’ve probably watched The Beachcombers! It aired on Canadian…
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I rode on a mini train!
I was looking on the map for an off leash dog park for Hank to run in in Prince George when I noticed a Train and Forestry Museum! What could…
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Museum Fundraising Auction 2024
We hosted our annual fundraising auction at the Dawson City Museum on Saturday night. It’s a big event and the highlight of the year for many! The museum employees are…
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Frozen preciptation is falling
Is it snow? Is it frozen drizzle? It kinda looks like light snow. And it is below freezing outside. This is when the reality sets in and you realize just…
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Another smokey summer?
It was shaping up to be another smokey summer in the Klondike. Thunderstorms blowing through every afternoon, lightning sparking fires… Before we knew it, there were fires all over the…
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Kickstarting the holiday season
On Friday after work, the museum hosted the first Christmas Open House of the season. We invited the entire community to stop by, shop our vendors, eat some holiday snacks,…
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Hallowe’en, Museum Auction, and Hiking
Let’s get caught up on all the excitement around here! Hiking / Daily Walks I’ve had to adjust my daily walking schedule. (You knew it was coming.) (No I didn’t…
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Mounting a flag pole with a helicopter
Have you ever seen a helicopter mount a flag pole? I have!! In the 1990’s, the large flag pole on top of the historical Old Territorial Administration Building that houses…
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The 44th Dawson City Museum Auction
Last night was the 44th Dawson City Museum Auction. This has been one of my highlights of the year since moving to Dawson, but now I’m on the Museum’s Board…
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Welcome to Autumn
Our first significant snowfall started overnight, just in time for the first day of Autumn! Winter always makes a quick appearance, leaving me feeling a bit unprepared. We didn’t have…
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Mt. Denali, Fairbanks, old cars, and plane parts
After leaving Seward, we drove north, back through Anchorage, and up towards Mount Denali, the highest mountain in North America! To set the scene for the next part of this…
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Shag Harbour UFO Museum
One of the biggest highlights of our vacation was our stop at the Shag Harbour UFO Museum!!! Are you familiar with the Shag Harbour UFO incident of 1967? We watched…
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