Built in 1898, the Mascot Saloon was one of 70 saloons open during Skagway's heyday as ”the roughest place in the world.” Today, it is the only saloon in Alaska that doesn't serve beer, wine, or a drop of whiskey. Instead, the National Park Service has restored the saloon to i...
Skagway has one of the most colorful histories of any place in Alaska. In 1896, gold was found in the Klondike region of Canada’s Yukon Territory. Beginning in the summer of 1897, thousands of hopeful miners poured in to the new town and prepared for the 500-mile journey to the gold ...