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Things to Do  

Read "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by campfire

Read "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by campfire, Lake Laberge

 VA_Dave Says:  There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see Was that night on the marge of... 

Hotels  

Upper Lebarge Indian Village: Kept the bears away

Upper Lebarge Indian Village: Kept the bears away, Lake Laberge

 VA_Dave Says:  If the bears keep you awake at night, you can sleep here in the abandoned indian village. no chocolate on pillow :( 

Camping at Lake Laberge

Camping at Lake Laberge, Lake Laberge

 wilsonjw Says:  There are a few very nice campsites along the shore of Lake Laberge. 

Transportation  

Sailing Lake Laberge

Sailing Lake Laberge, Lake Laberge

 VA_Dave Says:  In the Yukon they say "If you don't like the weather, just wait 15 minutes". After we had paddled half way down the lake, the wind came up strongly at our backs. So we hoisted a garbage bag on two spare paddles, and sailed the rest of the way down the lake. 

Canoing Lake Laberge

Canoing Lake Laberge, Lake Laberge

 VA_Dave Says:  Sometimes the lake can be like a millpond. That means 30 miles of paddling with no help from the wind. 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Keep your canoe close to shore!

Keep your canoe close to shore!, Lake Laberge

 VA_Dave Says:  Lake LaBerge is probably the most dangerous part of the 435 mile canoe trip from Whitehorse to Dawson. The water in the Yukon river and in the lake is very cold - there was ice on shore during our June trip. The wind can come up very quickly and create whitecaps in the lake... 

Tourist Traps  

Upper Lebarge Indian Village

Upper Lebarge Indian Village, Lake Laberge

 VA_Dave Says:  The Yukon government does not even know how to spell the name of the lake? I think VT is wrong, it is Lake Lebarge and not Lake Laberge.This was the first of many decaying cabins that we saw on our way down the Yukon. A few more years and all this history may be gone. Many... 

What to Pack  

Bring something to keep the mosquitoes at bay....

Bring something to keep the mosquitoes at bay...., Lake Laberge

 wilsonjw Says:   Bring mosquito netting or mosquito repellant.... 

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 There are a few very nice campsites along the shore of Lake Laberge. 

 

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Paddling the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson

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 Lake LaBerge is probably the most dangerous part of the 435 mile Yukon river canoe trip from Whitehorse to Dawson. You will be following the path of the 1896 Stampeders who were looking to strike gold... 

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