hazelson Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 We are just planning to "wander" in Skagway - what are the MUST SEES and MUST BUYS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Skagway in a lot of ways will remind you of the Caribbean. Lots of jewelery stores. There's some sights to see there, but really the only thing I found worth doing in Skagway was the White Pass Railroad. It has some of the most spectacular vistas that we saw in Alaska. You can do the railroad, and still walk around town to see everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelson Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Howard - the railroad ison the maybe list - we are going to see what the weather is like once we get there - no point going if it's too cloudy or foggy to see anything. Not much into shopping (OMG did I just say that? LOL) - once we have the shot glass, the coffee mug and the charm for my bracelet. We like to take in the "local character" - if there is any lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailingrose Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Check out the Red Onion Saloon! Lots of local character there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 If you're able to take the train in the afternoon, the fog and mist usually burn off by then. When we took it, we first took a bus trip into the Yukon, and took the train back in the afternoon. The morning was misty, but by the time we got on the train, the mist was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelson Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Thanks Howard that's good to know. Rose - is that local character or local characters lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailingrose Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Usually both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelson Posted June 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I will have to check it out - I think I might have been one of those "good time girls" in a former life lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunblu Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 This was my DH and my day in Skagway. Follow this link to Murray's Guide for an awesome drive to Emerald Lake. http://www.explorenorth.com/library/roads/...ke-photos1.html SKAGWAY 5:30am-7:45pm Avis Rental Car Pick up across from Railroad depot(2nd & Spring Street 907-983-2247 intermediate size car. Follow Murray’s guide and drive north to Emerald Lake. About 150mi. 4-5hrs. round trip. Paved 2 land road. From Murrey Notes: ???Okay, here's the scoop - you can go through the wildlife museum at Caribou Crossing for $7, add on the new musher's camp for a total of $12, or add on a husky cart ride as well for a total of about $52 (Canadian prices - take off 15-20% for US $). The musher's camp and rides are run by professional mushers Ed Hopkins and Michele Philips, both who have run the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest. The mushers are there daily from mid-May through late September. There is a lot of other stuff to do on site as well, from a mineral exhibit to an artists' village. Emerald Lake* “most photographed lake in the Yukon†Other highlights—Red Onion Saloon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelson Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Thanks for the info but we have been back for over a month lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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