What a lovely place this is! Weather might take some getting used to, though, even in the summer - 30C this afternoon, 4C last night. Folks build their houses above the ground on blocks so as not to melt the permafrost.
Had a good familiarization tour this morning. Saw the homes of Jack London and Pierre Burton, and was entertained with a biography and poetry readings at Robert Service's house. Visited the site where gold was first discovered in the Yukon - Bonanza Creek - by George Cormack and his wife, Klondike Kate. Went for a ride on the paddle-wheeler Klondike Spirit to the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers, and saw some very interesting summer rental accommodation. :-)
Off to Klondike Kate's tonight for dinner.
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