The Yukon Beringia Centre -- Whitehorse, Yukon

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We went to the Yukon Beringia Centre while in Whitehorse, and I had a lot of fun. When you first go inside there is a small room with a model of a type of cat that existed during the last ice age and was believed to be a hunter. One of the things we did was we watched a 17 minute long movie about Beringia.

After the movie, one of the people who worked there gave a demonstration on the atlatl. The atlatl is a piece of wood that is designed to work almost like an extension of your arm so you can throw a longer distance and with more force. The atlatl is about the length of the user's forearm and has a small point at one end facing the other end at an angle so it can hold the spear. I learned this from the demonstration and then I got to try it three times!!

Even without that the place was a lot of fun. All families should come here at least once.

Dad tried the atlatl also. Here are some photos:

Yukon Beringia Centre -- Whitehorse, Yukon

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The BEST THING was getting to see what a glacier might look like, complete with water running down. This was the best because I've always wanted to see what a glacier would look like for real.

I thought that hearing some of the stories and watching the movie were the MOST BORING things there. The reason I found this boring was because it was too complicated for me to understand very well.

I really think that FAMILIES should come here. Something that they need to do is look for the glacier wall.

The Northern Lights Centre -- Watson Lake, Yukon

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The Northern Lights Centre offers a spectacular Northern Lights viewing for people during the summer when they can't see them for themselves because it's too bright most of the time and there is almost no night. During the show they freely offer a number of the myths and legends that relate to the Northern Lights (or the Aurora Borealis) that were introduced by Gold Rushers and Indian People alike.

They also sometimes show a short program on space.

We had a lot of fun and I think that all families should go there.

The Signpost Forest -- Watson Lake, Yukon

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Of all the things that we did there, the BEST THING of all was thinking up our own signs. What made this the best was that even though we had help, we got to choose and stick up our own things for our signs.

I found that sitting around and staying so long was probably the MOST BORING. Part of why it was so boring was because there wasn't very much to do other than walk around and look at signs and play pretend which I don't always want to do.

FAMILIES should definitely come here and you have to bring and put up your own sign. If you don't have one, you can get wood from the hardware store to make one.

(Plans) Whitehorse Yukon Territories

We don't know for sure how much energy we will have for sightseeing by the time we have gotten this far (historical milepost 918 on the Alaskan Highway). We know we plan some rest and relaxation time for the 4 nights and 3 full days we will be here.

Some of the sightseeing possibilities include:

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre (about the animals and people who crossed the bering land bridge and lived in this area): www.beringia.com

SS Klondike (Canadian) National Historic Site (tour of a sternwheeler boat which helped supply the Klondike gold camps): http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/ssklondike/index_e.asp

If we still have energy after the above, we may check out the Yukon Transportation Museum (cars, planes, and a whole lot more) www.yukontransportationmuseum.ca

We will let you know what we decide to do...and what we think of the places we visit!

(Plans) Northern Lights Centre -- Watson Lake YT

We will spend a day in Watson Lake, Yukon Territories, on May 15th. This center has a reportedly awesome planetarium show about the Aurora Borealis. Since we will not be in Alaska during the winter and will miss seeing the Northern Lights in person, this might just be the next best thing. We will let you know!

For more information: www.northernlightscentre.ca