In his 1959 book “Friendly Feudin’: Alaska vs. Texas,” Texan humorist Boyce House declared, “The most famous event in the history of Alaska was the Klondike gold rush.

The Klondike Gold Rush tells the legendary story of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush. Over 100,000 people voyage to the far North intent on reaching the Canadian boom-town Dawson City and striking it rich.

Gold Rush Alaska and the Klondike are brought alive in a new book by Howard Bluhm. The lives and thoughts of Soapy Smith, George Carmacks and others are re-constructed from their personal papers.

Today we’re traveling the Klondike Gold Rush Trail. Corrie Francis Parks is an artist based out of Montana. Last year, she applied for the artist residency program offered by the Klondike Gold ...

At least one more monument to the aftermath of the Klondike Gold Rush remains on display – for now, at least: a plaque commemorating the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition on the UW campus.

In either case, I would be tracing the course of the last great gold rush in American history, the Klondike stampede.

By 1898, thousands of eager Americans were pouring into Alaskan towns like Skagway. From there they formed human chains that forged their way through treacherous mountain passes to strike gold and ...

A Seattle newspaper headline touched off the frenzy in 1897. It read "Gold, Gold, Gold - A Ton of Gold." Few prospectors made it rich during the Klondike Gold Rush. By the time most gold-seekers ...

Federal lease terminations will affect national park sites, including Seattle's Klondike Gold Rush visitor center, by September 2025.