Carmacks, Yukon

Historically, Carmacks has been an important waypoint for travellers in the Yukon. It was a major stop on the Winter Road from Whitehorse to Dawson for the White Pass & Yukon Route (WP & YR) company. In the summer, Carmacks was an important stop on for river boats on the way from Whitehorse to Dawson. Sternwheelers would take on wood to feed their boilers and also take on coal from nearby mines to deliver to Dawson. Finally, when the Klondike Highway was built it passed through Carmacks so the community was able to survive the demise of the Winter Road and sternwheelers.
I had a personal reason as well to stop in Carmacks, to visit the site and cairn memorializing the death of my uncle, RCMP Cpl. R.W. AsbilRead more