The North-West Mounted Police and the Making of the YukonWhen gold was discovered in the Klondike, Canada had one crucial advantage: the NWMP were already there. How a handful of red-coated officers helped prevent the chaos that consumed earlier rushes.
The Yukon's Historic Sites: A Complete Visitor's GuideFrom the gold rush boardwalks of Dawson City to a sternwheeler frozen in time on the Whitehorse waterfront — here is a region-by-region guide to the Yukon's most significant historic sites.