MacBride Museum is an interactive museum with Early Whitehorse, Natural History, Gold Rush 'Rivers of Gold', First Nations and North West Mounted Police exhibits. The museum site is home to historic buildings including Sam McGee's cabin and the 1900 Telegraph Office.
Location:
1124 First Avenue, Whitehorse Yukon Territory Y1A1A4
Telephone
867-667-2709
Other History nearby:
(Whitehorse) MacBride Museum
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04/10 Coming to The Whitehorse area
Southeast Alaska State Fair Haines AK July25-28 This annual fair is held at the fairgrounds in Haines in mid-August and grew out of a strawberry festival. It features agriculture, home arts, fine arts and crafts. The highlight is the Bald Eagle Music Festival. Pig racing for cookies is a featured attraction, along with a logging contest, art demonstrations, exhibits of flowers, livestock, baked goods, quilting, and woodworking. A horse show, parade and other events round out the attractions.
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival Haines AK November11-17 This festival celebrates the world's largest gathering of bald eagles in the Chilkat Valley near Haines at a time when the eagles are feeding on a late run of coho and chum salmon. The eagles congregate along the Chilkat River and can easily be viewed from many pullouts on the Haines Highway in the Bald Eagle Preserve. The festival includes the release of wild rehabilitated eagles, live bird presentations, art exhibits, naturalist-guided tours, photographic workshops, seminars on birding and natural history topics, exhibits, and keynote speakers.
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