Pier 58, which was originally called Schwabacher’s Wharf, and then Pier 7, has a past covered in grit, gold-dust, and ...

Facts about mining for gold in Yukon Territory - it was a tough life with no guarantees of striking it rich!

The wisest among us realize that what we normally think of as opposites are also associates. There’s life and death, joy and ...

The Klondike Gold Rush promised riches but delivered hardship, violence, and broken dreams. From deadly trails to whiskey-fueled chaos, this was Canada’s wild frontier at its most unforgiving.

The national impact of this time led to the creation of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in 1976. Park representatives said it was established to “preserve in public ownership for ...

Heard around the Swedish side of my family's wood cook stove decades ago was the story of a cousin who left Ballard in search of Klondike gold. As the story went, he launched his adventure with a ...

The Klondike gold rush ended almost as quickly as it started: The first gold was discovered in 1896, and the majority of the stampeders left by 1898. Today, modern mining operations continue to ...

Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park is open Wednesday through Sunday, with exhibits and ranger-led walking tours. Admission is free.

The Klondike Gold Rush is above all a story about people — so here is a story about a world famous journalist, you have probably never heard of, his bride, and a snapshot.

There is gold in the mountains of the Yukon. More than 100 years after the Klondike Gold Rush, prospector Shawn Ryan, and his wife, Cathy Wood, are leading the charge on a new gold rush in the ...

"Gold Rush in the Klondike," written at the turn of the 20th century, tells the first person story of the gold-seeking exploits of the author’s family in ...