Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture
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The roots of Yukon’s Filipino community can be traced back to one remarkable woman: Socorro "Cory" Alfonso. Cory sparked a wave of migration by becoming one of the territory’s first 10 Filipina nannies. Each woman helped 20 to 30 family members and friends find work and settle in Canada.
July 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The roots of Yukon’s Filipino community can be traced back to one remarkable woman: Socorro "Cory" Alfonso. Cory sparked a wave of migration by becoming one of the territory’s first 10 Filipina nannies. Each woman helped 20 to 30 family members and friends find work and settle in Canada.
For this month’s #ACAHAshtagParty, we’re highlighting #ArchivesImmigrant stories. Join us as we look back at the experiences of early immigrants who helped build Canada’s history.
July 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For this month’s #ACAHAshtagParty, we’re highlighting #ArchivesImmigrant stories. Join us as we look back at the experiences of early immigrants who helped build Canada’s history.
The arts unit is busy cataloging the 2024-25 Yukon Permanent Art Collection (YPAC) acquisitions. This Fall, there will be an exhibition at the Yukon Arts Center to feature these nine pieces.
July 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The arts unit is busy cataloging the 2024-25 Yukon Permanent Art Collection (YPAC) acquisitions. This Fall, there will be an exhibition at the Yukon Arts Center to feature these nine pieces.
For our second look at vernacular log buildings, we're featuring the Old Log Church rectory. First built in 1901, it’s a great example of traditional log building that has been used for over 100 years.
July 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
For our second look at vernacular log buildings, we're featuring the Old Log Church rectory. First built in 1901, it’s a great example of traditional log building that has been used for over 100 years.
Montague Roadhouse is the only roadhouse to appear on every version of the Whitehorse to Dawson winter route since 1899.
Once a vital stop on the Overland Trail between Braeburn and Carmacks, Montague offered food and lodging for passengers.
Once a vital stop on the Overland Trail between Braeburn and Carmacks, Montague offered food and lodging for passengers.
July 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Montague Roadhouse is the only roadhouse to appear on every version of the Whitehorse to Dawson winter route since 1899.
Once a vital stop on the Overland Trail between Braeburn and Carmacks, Montague offered food and lodging for passengers.
Once a vital stop on the Overland Trail between Braeburn and Carmacks, Montague offered food and lodging for passengers.
Join Friends of the Yukon Archives Society (FOYAS) for the return of Creating Community: A Look at Visual Arts in the Territory, a special exhibition celebrating Yukon artists and the communities they've helped shape.
July 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join Friends of the Yukon Archives Society (FOYAS) for the return of Creating Community: A Look at Visual Arts in the Territory, a special exhibition celebrating Yukon artists and the communities they've helped shape.
Recently, the arts unit assessed the condition of the Whitehorse Aboriginal Women's Circle monument by Ken Anderson. They track changes such as any moisture damage, paint fading, graffiti marks and cracks.
July 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Recently, the arts unit assessed the condition of the Whitehorse Aboriginal Women's Circle monument by Ken Anderson. They track changes such as any moisture damage, paint fading, graffiti marks and cracks.
Across the Yukon, you'll find vernacular log buildings. Vernacular buildings are functional and reflect local materials and knowledge. Logs were used to build cabins, caches, stores, and roadhouses. Some still stand at historic sites like Huchá Hudän/ Fort Selkirk and Gindèhchik/Rampart House.
June 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Across the Yukon, you'll find vernacular log buildings. Vernacular buildings are functional and reflect local materials and knowledge. Logs were used to build cabins, caches, stores, and roadhouses. Some still stand at historic sites like Huchá Hudän/ Fort Selkirk and Gindèhchik/Rampart House.
Drop by our Haines Junction Visitor Information Centre, located inside the beautiful Da Ku Cultural Centre! We share our home with our neighbours at Champagne Aishihik first nation and Parks Canada, so you’ll find culture, history, and travel know‑how all under one roof.
June 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Drop by our Haines Junction Visitor Information Centre, located inside the beautiful Da Ku Cultural Centre! We share our home with our neighbours at Champagne Aishihik first nation and Parks Canada, so you’ll find culture, history, and travel know‑how all under one roof.
Remember that the Ch'ëdähdëk (Forty Mile) historic site remains closed while ongoing restoration work is underway. The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and Government of Yukon ask visitors not to travel to the site until it is officially reopened.
June 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Remember that the Ch'ëdähdëk (Forty Mile) historic site remains closed while ongoing restoration work is underway. The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and Government of Yukon ask visitors not to travel to the site until it is officially reopened.
It’s International Archives Week #IAW2025!
We’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
We’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
June 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It’s International Archives Week #IAW2025!
We’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
We’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
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Minister of Tourism and Culture John Streicker has released the following statement for International Archives Week. #IAW2025
Read more: yukon.ca/en/news/stat...
Read more: yukon.ca/en/news/stat...
June 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Minister of Tourism and Culture John Streicker has released the following statement for International Archives Week. #IAW2025
Read more: yukon.ca/en/news/stat...
Read more: yukon.ca/en/news/stat...
It’s International Archives Week #IAW2025!
This week, we’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
This week, we’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s International Archives Week #IAW2025!
This week, we’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
This week, we’re talking about ways that #ArchivesAreAccessible and how we’re making Yukon Archives and its collections as accessible as we can.
Last week, Matthew Lien, Diyet van Lieshout and Marty O'Brien (cinematographer) debuted their film "Kluane Compositions".
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Last week, Matthew Lien, Diyet van Lieshout and Marty O'Brien (cinematographer) debuted their film "Kluane Compositions".
Have you read the latest Heritage Conversation by Leighann Chalykoff yet? Learn about the historic Town of Faro at WhatsUp Yukon or by visiting our website:
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/.../commun.....
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/.../commun.....
May 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Have you read the latest Heritage Conversation by Leighann Chalykoff yet? Learn about the historic Town of Faro at WhatsUp Yukon or by visiting our website:
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/.../commun.....
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/.../commun.....
The Yukon is home to two sites of Outstanding Universal Value, Tr’ondëk-Klondike (inscribed in 2023) and Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (inscribed in 1979).
What UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you visited?
What UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you visited?
May 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Yukon is home to two sites of Outstanding Universal Value, Tr’ondëk-Klondike (inscribed in 2023) and Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (inscribed in 1979).
What UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you visited?
What UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you visited?
Have you seen our Yukon Tourism Indicators Dashboard yet?
You can look at data on visitor trends, spending, travel, accommodation, jobs, and local business activity.
The dashboard includes data going back over 30 years!
Explore the dashboard: yukon.ca/access-yukon-tourism-indicators-dashboard
You can look at data on visitor trends, spending, travel, accommodation, jobs, and local business activity.
The dashboard includes data going back over 30 years!
Explore the dashboard: yukon.ca/access-yukon-tourism-indicators-dashboard
May 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Have you seen our Yukon Tourism Indicators Dashboard yet?
You can look at data on visitor trends, spending, travel, accommodation, jobs, and local business activity.
The dashboard includes data going back over 30 years!
Explore the dashboard: yukon.ca/access-yukon-tourism-indicators-dashboard
You can look at data on visitor trends, spending, travel, accommodation, jobs, and local business activity.
The dashboard includes data going back over 30 years!
Explore the dashboard: yukon.ca/access-yukon-tourism-indicators-dashboard
As the snow melts, Gold Rush-era artifacts are exposed along the Whitehorse waterfront. They might seem like good souvenirs, or debris to clean up, but leave them be! It is unlawful to disturb these items. Many artifacts are made of iron which quickly deteriorates once removed from the river.
May 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As the snow melts, Gold Rush-era artifacts are exposed along the Whitehorse waterfront. They might seem like good souvenirs, or debris to clean up, but leave them be! It is unlawful to disturb these items. Many artifacts are made of iron which quickly deteriorates once removed from the river.
Tourism Reconnects 2025 is underway!
After two successful events in Beaver Creek and Haines Junction, we’re bringing the energy to Carcross, Dawson City, Whitehorse and Watson Lake.
Huge thanks to our Tourism Reconnects co-hosts and our VIC partners!
Questions? Email [email protected]
After two successful events in Beaver Creek and Haines Junction, we’re bringing the energy to Carcross, Dawson City, Whitehorse and Watson Lake.
Huge thanks to our Tourism Reconnects co-hosts and our VIC partners!
Questions? Email [email protected]
May 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tourism Reconnects 2025 is underway!
After two successful events in Beaver Creek and Haines Junction, we’re bringing the energy to Carcross, Dawson City, Whitehorse and Watson Lake.
Huge thanks to our Tourism Reconnects co-hosts and our VIC partners!
Questions? Email [email protected]
After two successful events in Beaver Creek and Haines Junction, we’re bringing the energy to Carcross, Dawson City, Whitehorse and Watson Lake.
Huge thanks to our Tourism Reconnects co-hosts and our VIC partners!
Questions? Email [email protected]
Have you read the latest Heritage Conversation by Leighann Chalykoff yet? Learn about the Venus Mill project at WhatsUp Yukon or by visiting our website:
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/yukon/histor...
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/yukon/histor...
May 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Have you read the latest Heritage Conversation by Leighann Chalykoff yet? Learn about the Venus Mill project at WhatsUp Yukon or by visiting our website:
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/yukon/histor...
yukon.ca/en/exploring...
www.whatsupyukon.com/yukon/histor...
Have you used one of our digital information kiosks yet?
This project, launched in 2023, has already seen 70,000+ interactions and 700+ QR code scans, helping visitors connect with Yukon like never before.
There are kiosks at all Yukon Visitor Information Centers, and various businesses!
This project, launched in 2023, has already seen 70,000+ interactions and 700+ QR code scans, helping visitors connect with Yukon like never before.
There are kiosks at all Yukon Visitor Information Centers, and various businesses!
May 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Have you used one of our digital information kiosks yet?
This project, launched in 2023, has already seen 70,000+ interactions and 700+ QR code scans, helping visitors connect with Yukon like never before.
There are kiosks at all Yukon Visitor Information Centers, and various businesses!
This project, launched in 2023, has already seen 70,000+ interactions and 700+ QR code scans, helping visitors connect with Yukon like never before.
There are kiosks at all Yukon Visitor Information Centers, and various businesses!