We came down the road and there was Dawson City on the other side of the Yukon. We had to take a little free ferry over the river. It was late afternoon and there was so much to see.
We started by touring the steam paddleboat, Keno, one of 72 steamboats that carried people to Dawson City during the gold rush and in the 1900's. Then we took a 90 minute historical walking tour led by a guide. Dawson City is so full of history, today it has a population of only 1,879 but in 1898 there were over 30,000 not counting all the Stampeders and miners in the hills and along the Klondike river. It was a booming, wild town. Many of the buildings are original from that time and you almost feel like you were there. Our guide was hilarious, dressed in costume and she has been in Dawson for over 30 years. She told us lots of stories and had lots of opinions. We learned so much or the history. At 8:30 we went to Diamond Tooth Gerties to see a Klondike "girly" show. Great fun, then we drove up Dome Hill Rd. that overlooks the city and you could see all the carved out mines along the Klondike.