May 30, 2016 Another day of sightseeing in Whitehorse, YT

Monday, May 30, 2016 Another day of sightseeing in Whitehorse, YT

Today was the day for museums.  The first one was Beringia Interpretive Center.  This dealt with the Ice Age and the Yukon.  It showed how the people lived and the animals that also lived in the upper region of the Yukon.  Next was the First Nation cultural Center.  Here we learned a lot about the tribes from this area.  This was a fairly new building so they were getting more and more information out to the visitors about their culture.  This was a total learning experience.  Following this museum we went to the MacBride Museum of Yukon History.  We followed the history trail from the gold rush to the birth of Whitehorse.  This museum tells fascinating stories of the people and events that built Canada’s Yukon.  The last thing on our list today was going back to the Fish Ladder.  Yes it was opened but there wasn’t any salmon running up the ladder yet.  The salmon tracker says that they are still in the Bering Sea and in order for them to get to this ladder they have to travel over 1700 miles so we will probably get to see them when we head out of Alaska.  They should be showing up around August & September.  We really did a lot today but we thought that it was going to rain again but we only got sprinkled on.  We only have one more day here then we head to Skagway, AK. This will be our second stop in Alaska but we still haven’t made it into the heart of Alaska yet.

MAMMOTH

SCIMITAR AND SABRE TOOTHED CAT

HAND MADE CANOE

THESE ARE TOPS OF MOCASSINS DECORATED BY HAND IN THE SKIRT OF DRESS

A PICTURE OF KILLER WHALE IN HEADRESS

THE RED LINE IS THE ROUTE  THE CHINOOK TRAVEL

FISH LADDER

SALMON PLAQUES DONE BY ADULTS

SALMON PLAQUES DONE BY CHILDREN