Day 10
Sunday, August 17, 2008

Skagway, Alaska (7 am - 3:30 pm)

Skagway, a place of many names, much history and little rain, is the northern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway. It was known to thousands of hopeful gold rushers as the gateway to the gold fields. But when the gold yield dwindled in 1900, so did the population of Skagway. Skagway retains the flavor of the gold rush era, especially on Broadway, with its false-front buildings, and in the Trail of '98 Museum, with its outstanding collection of memorabilia.

Skagway
White Pass Scenic Railroad
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Corrections etc. R. Taylor