Skagway is a town that sells itself on history. It celebrates the miners and prostitutes of the gold rush of the late 1800s.

How locals saw the Yukon Gold rush, and why Fairbanks, Alaska was named after a young “gold adventurer” from Petaluma. In Petaluma, during the Christmas Season of 1897, Sweed’s Great Bargain House, ...

The California Gold Rush is well known and much studied but the Alaskan Gold Rush is far less talked about. In his new book The Floor of Heaven, bestselling author Howard Blum tells the story of the ...

A Seattle national historic park unit that functions as a museum commemorating the Klondike Gold Rush could see its lease terminated by the Trump administration, advocates said Monday. The Klondike ...

The partial federal government shutdown has closed the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park unit and museum in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. “Thank you for contacting the Klondike Gold Rush ...

In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, and in the following two years thousands of individuals traveled ...

A charming and personable show personality. Klondike Kate was a performer during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 in the wilds of Alaska and the Yukon (Canada). The role has scripted and unscripted ...

Federal lease terminations will affect national park sites, including Seattle's Klondike Gold Rush visitor center, by September 2025. 34 offices will close in phases through 2026, impacting essential ...

There are few Western productions with the sheer quality and commitment to history as Deadwood. The HBO Western giant was a masterclass in casting, craftsmanship, and production value – no question ...

Discovery Channel’s flagship reality series, Gold Rush, is set to return for its milestone 16th season with promises of the highest stakes and the largest prize in franchise history.

The Yukon gold rush really began in early July of 1897, when a ship docked in Seattle, Washington. The local press had broadcast to the world that miners returning from Alaska were toting “bags of ...