Last day in Dawson

 Km driven-24 for a total of 2809.

We started off the day at a small bistro where we had a wonderful breakfast.

We wandered around the town exploring areas we hadn't seen before.

The church in the background is just a shell now, supported by beams inside and the outside all bent and seemingly coming apart.

We met up with Mark Mather (Karen, Susan, and Christine's first cousins from Aunt Muriel's side) and enjoyed a visit in a coffee house.He was a very nice man and he and his family run the General Store in town.

Our first tour of the day was shortly after lunchtime. We and three other people met with "Sue" again for a tour of the Palace Grand Theatre (a replica built to the same specifications as the original which was in too rough of shape to save). Interesting stories! The theatre contains the room for Klondike Kate (she was the girl friend of the owner of the place).

Just after that tour ended we headed up to the commissioner's house (the home of George and Martha Black back in the early 19 teens). We wanted just to see the house but  part of the tour was a "sit in a circle" discussion concerning the issues of the First nations that stem from colonization and lack of respect for their culture. There were only four of us on this tour (including a couple from this morning's tour; they had traveled from Montreal using their Sprinter van to sleep in). My least favourite tour of the four we took but the house was very nice.

Next we drove to the ferry and crossed the Yukon. There really wasn't much to see on the other side. It is the highway to the US but of course right now the borders are closed due to covid. We were on a return journey 20 or so minutes later.

We drove a few more of the streets we hadn't either walked or driven before going back to our room and figuring out our return trip home.

Supper was at a small burger/fish joint. My burger and fries were good but Caro's chowder was tasteless.

We are gassed up and ready to leave first thing in the morning. We have really enjoyed our time here but we have completed everything we wanted to do.