A full day of learning about Dawson and the gold rush! Our first activity was hiking up the hill behind the town to see some of the old cemeteries. (Mom loves exploring these things) We actually got a guide book for the cemeteries, so mom was able to read all about the people buried there!
After walking back down into the town, we visited the S.S. Keno, a sternwheeler used to bring people and supplies up to the silver mines in Keno and later brought here to Dawson for display.
We then drove south of the city to Dredge #4, a gold mining dredge used until the 1950s. Seeing how it worked was actually really interesting!
Next up was a historic walking tour around Dawson. We got to learn some of the weird things that happened here during the gold rush and get into a few old, refurbished buildings.
The final activity for the day was in the evening at Diamond Tooth Gerties – I took my parents to a cancan show at a casino! My mom and I enjoyed it, my dad got nervous every time one of the girls got close to him – not wanting them to sit on his lap, rub his head, or make him come up and dance with them!
After walking back down into the town, we visited the S.S. Keno, a sternwheeler used to bring people and supplies up to the silver mines in Keno and later brought here to Dawson for display.
We then drove south of the city to Dredge #4, a gold mining dredge used until the 1950s. Seeing how it worked was actually really interesting!
Next up was a historic walking tour around Dawson. We got to learn some of the weird things that happened here during the gold rush and get into a few old, refurbished buildings.
The final activity for the day was in the evening at Diamond Tooth Gerties – I took my parents to a cancan show at a casino! My mom and I enjoyed it, my dad got nervous every time one of the girls got close to him – not wanting them to sit on his lap, rub his head, or make him come up and dance with them!
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