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Also, if you make it that far, don't miss out on Dawson City!

It's an old gold mining boomtown with dirt streets, saloons with swinging doors and dancing girls, and brothels converted into bed & breakfasts. Super cute and feels like the set of a movie, only it's "the real deal" (albeit now mining tourists). Dawson is also where Robert Service wrote much of his work, including The Cremation of Sam McGee.

My wife and I rode through on a motorcycle trip some years back. We immediately altered our itinerary to stay a few days, and I wish we could have stayed longer!

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Slightly out of context but I want say that Canadians are the most friendly people I have ever met.


Oh my god. NWT/Yukon, Dawson City, and Nahanni National Park have been on my list for years!

Did you drink the toe?


Drink - the toe?

For those of us thousands of kilometers away, can you explain what strange and probably amazing Canadian tradition this is, please?


An alcoholic drink with the toe of some famous dead person in it.

You don't eat/drink the toe - you give it back after you are done with the drink.

Google "Sourtoe Cocktail" for more info (or maybe don't :)


From what I searched, it seems to be the toe of a random person who donates it. Not quite the same allure but still a cool idea.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sourtoe-cocktail


Toes have been stolen or swallowed (yup) over the years and replacements have been donated. There's now a hefty fine for anyone who wants to swallow the toe.


Thanks for the reply... I googled. Amazing tradition. Not sure I'd like to participate ;)




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