Did You Know: is the Birthplace of the Klondike gold rush. Gold was discovered in Skagway in 1896. At this time Skagway was no more than a lawless jumble of tents.  

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Got in early and was going to look around the town more then we could did in Juneau.  

Did You Know: In 1898 at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway  was built. it tock 26 months for this narrow gauge railroad to blasted through the rugged costal mountains to create "The Railway Built Of Gold".

Did You Know: In Skagway's heyday this rough and tumble frontier port boasted more than 80 bars- including The Red Onion Saloon, whitch is Skagway's most infamous brothel.  

Five Types of Salmon 

Chum = Thumb. Like pink, chum is fished in high numbers and is lower in fat than other varieties; when it spawns in intertidal waters, it doesn’t need to build up energy to swim upstream. Its roe, however, is the most valued of the five varieties, because of its size and flavor. After being strained and separated, the eggs make particularly good ikura— the fat, bright-orange pearls familiar in sushi rolls.

Sockeye = pointing finger With a deep, natural color, sockeye is lower in fat but still high overall, allowing the flavor to better come through. Many salmon lovers, including me, consider this the best salmon-eating experience.

King = middle finger  The lushest fresh salmon, king is the highest in fat and usually the most expensive, prized for its silken, melting texture, which is almost like smoked salmon.

Coho (silver) = ring finger  A comer, according to Bill Webber and Thea Thomas, independent Cordovan fishermen. It’s already prized by sport fishermen for its fight, and soon, the Cordovans hope, by diners for its mild but distinctive flavor. The most widely available autumn fresh salmon.

Pink = Pinkie. So delicate and pale that Thomas compares it to sole—which she does not mean as a compliment. She recalls a tasting for food writers at which many rated pink the highest. “How could they?” she asks. The likely answer: “A lot of these people had never had salmon in their life.”

 

Did You Know: The name of Skagway was not the original name. The Tlingit people indigenous to the area originally named it Skagua (schkag-wah) and most spelled it "Skaguay". In 1899 the post office changed it to Skagway. Over the corse of time before the post office steeped in it was spelled Cququq, Schkague, Shkagway, Schkawai  and Skagwa.  The name has many definitions, popularly it is thought to mean "windy place". 

 

 

 

 

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Grizzly Falls Zip-lining Expedition 

Alaska X North of Wild / Alaska Excursions  907-983-4444 www.AlaskaX.com 

I can not begain to tell  you how much we loved this excursion. I have been on a lot of zip lines and this one is special in so many ways. The view is breath taking. The zip line and suspension bridges are all extremely well made I always felt safe. The Staff are all friendly and outgoing. Saftey is always number one for them but they explane and show you how to do tricks to get off platform if you want too. ( Ofcrures my husband tried them all and I did some of the ones I felt comfortable doing. )  I would do this again anytime.