Yukon's Gold
The province Yukon is located north of British Columbia and it
boarders Alaska to the west and to the east is the North West
territories. Yukon was the 11th province to join the country of
Canada. Yukon is probably best known for the Klondike Gold Rush
in the 1890s. It is said that there is still gold in the rivers
up there
This province is neat because of its beautiful landscape, from
fresh water lakes to snow cover mountains there is so much
scenery. If you are a hiker this is the place to visit. Hiking
through the mountains and seeing all the wild animals is
awesome. You can go fishing in the fresh water rivers and lakes.
Or just float down some of the rivers in a raft. It's something
that you will never forget.
There is still a lot of mining industry going on. Yukon's main
industry is gold mining. Tourism is there next biggest industry.
People from around the world come to this neat province to see
these good mines. A lot of people like to tour the river where
the big Klondike Gold Rush occurred. It's got some
awesome history there, so prep to learn a lot and experience the
Klondike Gold Rush.
Facts -Largest city is Whitehorse -Is the 11th province to
become a part of Canada? -English speaking province -Klondike
Gold Rush
This province can offer a lot of history and its well wroth the
trip to see it all, this is a province you don't want to miss
out on.