With its gold rush history, vast wilderness, and rugged charm, Canada’s Yukon territory is arguably one of the most fabled ...

In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, and in the following two years thousands of individuals traveled ...

The California Gold Rush is well known and much studied but the Alaskan Gold Rush is far less talked about. In his new book The Floor of Heaven, bestselling author Howard Blum tells the story of the ...

Exhausted and hungry, the prospectors stumbled into Dawson City in the late summer of 1898 after a grueling journey—and found what must have seemed a mirage. Before them towered a three-story hotel, ...

A charming and personable show personality. Klondike Kate was a performer during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 in the wilds of Alaska and the Yukon (Canada). The role has scripted and unscripted ...

Advocates say the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts could lead to the closure of Seattle's Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The museum is operated by park rangers, educates ...

Paleontologists often gather truckloads of fossils from the mines, but mummies are special and rare. Photos from inside the gold mines and the lab offer a glimpse at the ancient past. Miners are ...