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The Haines Highway continues north to a junction with the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction, Yukon, 147 miles (237 km) from Haines. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Haines CDP has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.4 km 2 ), of which 13.2 square miles (34.2 km 2 ) are land and 7.5 square miles (19.3 km 2 ), or 36.02%, are. The Shakwak Project completed the Haines Highway upgrades in the 1980s between Haines Junction and the Alaska Panhandle, then funding was stalled by Congress for several years. The Milepost shows the Canadian section of the highway now to be about 1,187 miles (1,910 km), but the first milepost inside Alaska is 1222. Poker run benefits women’s shelter Sleds and riders at the KSA charity poker run. This is the flagship event of the KSA season. D a e 2EARLY SPRING 2011 422277 4tt hh AAvv ee.,4 WWhiitehoorrsse.867-668-3502 This offer is only valid at participating McDonald’s Restaurants in Whitehorse and subject to change at any time.

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Trek Over the Top 2017 snowmobilers arriving on Front Street, passing the S.S. Keno on the Upper Dyke Trail

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Second Avenue is generally lined with snow machines during the Trek Over the Top weekend

The 25th annual Trek Over the Top snowmobile race will arrive in Dawson City on March 8 and return to its starting point in Tok, Alaska, on March 11. The event has been organized on the Dawson end by the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) for the last seven years, and this is the second year that the Alaska side has been controlled by the Tok Chamber of Commerce.

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Paul Robitaille, marketing manager for the KVA, credits the new Tok organizers, who took over in Alaska from the Alaska Trail Blazers, for being much more aggressive in their promotion of this event. By the end of January there were already 200 riders registered.

He also notes that the new promoters have attracted a new generation of riders to an event that used to be made up of people who had been running the route for 15 to 20 years.

It’s still a far cry from the event’s heyday, prior to the 9-11 terrorists’ attacks, when there were three 200-rider weekends between mid-February and mid-March.

Numbers are on the increase, but there still aren’t enough people registered to cause the organizers to move to a second week of Trek.

This was a possibility that was discussed after last year’s event. Still, it’s a very healthy number of visitors for Dawson to see in the middle of the winter, coming very nicely after the Yukon Quest busyness and before the Klondike’s Thaw De Gras carnival and the Percy DeWolfe Mail Run to Eagle and back.

Robitaille says one of the reasons for not moving to two weeks this year was that the KVA is leery of volunteer burn-out. It takes a lot of volunteer time to make these events work, and one of the lead groups locally is the Dawson Sled Dawgs. They are planning for the popular Sled Drop – from a helicopter – and organize the Poker Run through the gold fields.

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Registration for the Trek Over the Top is through the Tok Chamber website, which advertises the USD$599/person weekend as including:

• 6 meals: Breakfast in Tok before departure, two luncheons in Dawson City, two banquet dinners at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s in Dawson City, and dinner in Tok upon return.

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• Three Nights lodging in Dawson

• Gasoline fill-up 75 miles from Tok in Chicken, each way

• Nightly can-can and gambling at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s

• Chance to win door prizes

• Entry into the Poker Run and chances to win cash and prizes

• Burlesque shows and the Snowshoe Shufflers

There is an issue with the dinners at Gertie’s, which can serve a maximum of 160 people. Robitaille says that some people normally do choose to eat elsewhere at least once, so the package provides restaurant vouchers for those who want to do that.

The trip is a 200 mile (322 km) ride on a groomed trail from Tok to Dawson and back, over the Taylor/Top of the World Highway, and across the Yukon and Klondike rivers via the unofficial ice bridge that locals here have fashioned to make up for the lack of an officially sanctioned crossing. Visitors are used to this from last year.

The Kluane region offers a host of both summer and winter activities and adventures. Through our local network and knowledge, we will be able to connect you with the right people if you require a guide.

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SUMMER ACTIVITIES

  • Hiking/Backpacking
  • Paddling (canoe and sea kayak)
  • Fishing
  • Mountain biking
  • Whitewater rafting
  • First Nations/Cultural tours
  • Natural history/Eco-tours
  • Glacier flights
  • Mountaineering
  • Scenic drives
  • Wildlife viewing

WINTER ACTIVITIES

  • Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) viewing
  • Hiking
  • Snowshoeing
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Backcountry alpine skiing
  • Ski Mountaineering/Glacier Travel on the Icefields
  • Kite-skiing
  • Dog sledding
  • Snowmobiling
  • Ice fishing
  • Scenic drives
  • Wildlife viewing

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COMMUNITY EVENTS:

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  • Kluane Mountain Blugrass Festival (June)
  • National Parks Day – free interpretive walks and talks (June)
  • Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay (3rd Saturday in June)
  • Canada Day Celebrations – highway parade and barbecue, birthday cake and special events at the St. Elias Convention Centre (July 1st)
  • Village Bakery Salmon Bake and Live Music (Friday nights throughout the summer)
  • Haines Junction Market and Art Gallery (Wednesday afternoons throughout the summer)
  • Da Ku Visitor Centre, Haines Junction – interpretive programs, information videos, visitor information, backcountry registrations (Daily throughout the summer)
  • Campfire Talks and Interpretive Walks in Kluane National Park (weekly program presented by Parks Interpretive Staff throughout the summer)
  • Tachäl Dhäl Visitor Centre, Sheep Mountain – interpretive programs, information videos, viewing telescope, (Daily throughout the summer)
  • Drop-in Soccer (Thursday evenings, summer)
  • Junction Arts and Music Open Mic Night (Last Tuesday of the month throughout the summer)
  • Junction Arts and Music monthly arts and music events and workshops (year-round)
  • Home Routes House Concert Series (Sep to April)
  • Halloween Fireworks, Bonfire and Hot Dog Roast (Oct 31)
  • Christmas Craft Sale (3rd Thurs in November)
  • Skate With Santa (Christmas Eve afternoon, Dec 24)
  • Homecoming Hockey Tournament – Saturday between Christmas and New Years (Dec)
  • Alcan 200 Snowmobile Race (3rd Saturday in January)
  • Old Timer’s Hockey Tournament (last weekend in January)
  • St. Elias Lion’s Club Valentine’s Sweetheart Curling Bonspiel (Valentine’s weekend, Feb)
  • Silver Sled Dog Race (Feb-March)
  • St-Elias Ski Club Family Ski Day (March)
  • Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) (April)
  • Broomball Tournament (April)
  • St. Elias Lion’s Club Annual Jorg Schneider Memorial Poker Run (2nd weekend in May)
  • Mud Bog (Quad race) (May)