Skagway Alaska

 


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Skagway was an interesting town and we took a history tour that started at the gold rush cemetery then up to the pass. But it was so foggy you couldn’t see 30 feet away so you could not see the views. When we got back into town I wandered the streets taking pictures while Karen shopped. It was an interesting town and notice the sidewalks are all wooden. They do keep the town freshly painted and use a lot of bright colors. We ate at the Red Onion built in 1897. The Onion operated as a bordello and the classiest dance hall and saloon in the bustling gold rush town of Skagway.

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As of the 2010 census, the population was 920. However, the population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with more than 900,000 visitors. The port of Skagway is popular for cruise ships and there was only one other ship in port with us since it was very early in their season. That was nice because the town as now too crowded.

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They of course have plenty for tourists to do when the ships arrive from train rides, to large motorcar tours to bus tours. The city itself was fun to take and photographs.  The picture below shows our small cruise ship next to one of the larger ships.

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