The Caribou Hotel

The Caribou Hotel

In 1898 at the start of the Klondike Gold Rush, John Barrett arrived in Bennett, B.C. He set up a tent beside the Dawson Hotel and opened a wholesale liquor outlet. Frank Turner and Thomas Geiger eventually joined John Barrett, forming the company – Turner and...

Montana Mountain

Montana mountain Montana Mountain is a large massif of volcanic origin situated immediately south of the village of Carcross, Yukon. The massif encompasses an area of approximately 180 square kilometers. Its main peak, Montana, is the highest at 7243 feet, with...
Bove Island

Bove Island

Bove Island Bove Island is located on the Tagish lake and visible from a look-out at Km 95 of the South Klondike Highway between Carcross and Skagway and offers an incredible scenery view. The island was named after Lieutenant Giacomo Bove, an officer in the Royal...
Post Office

Post Office

Post Office The Carcross Post Office first opened on this site on June 12, 1902, in a building that also served as the telegraph office and the NWMP detachment. That building existed prior to 1899, when the NWMP moved into it. The first postmaster was W.J. Scott. It...
Swing Bridge

Swing Bridge

Swing Bridge The White Pass & Yukon Route swing bridge is located between Nares River and Bennett Lake. In 1900 the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company built this 125-meter railway bridge for the WP&YR. The 46-meter midsection pivoted on a central axis,...