Our first entry into Alaska, so we can celebrate the Fourth of July in the US. We were not the only ones, as Skagway is a major point of call for the cruise ships
The entry into Skagway is a long, steep hill. From that hill Skagway and the cruise ships are visible
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| View from the land |
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| View from the water |
In the gold rush days the miners would come to Skagway by water, where they would start the hike to Whitehorse to go up the Yukon River to the gold fields. Soon the railroad was built to Whitehorse to support the mining. You can still ride the railway at least part way.
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| The train starts downtown |
This is downtown Skagway and they try to preserve that "gold rush style"
The Red Onion Saloon today is a good restaurant, but was the "Chicken Ranch" of its time. They try to maintain the atmosphere.
This includes the gambling houses, but now it is with play money and precedes the play about "Soapy Smith" Skagway's famous outlaw, and some say humanitarian.
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| Play money and fun |
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| Soapy |
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| The "ladies of Soapy's Parlor |
On the Fourth of July we watched the parade. Skagway puts on quite a show, and Ms Liberty must have been freezing. Everyone else was in heavy coats.
Just a reminder of the snow fall they get
The fireworks lit up the sky, particularly when two or tree groups were competing for best show. The shows were great, but the night was COLD
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| Jo and Sister Sharon trying to stay warm |
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| What a backdrop for fireworks |
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