SKAGWAY

NAME: Skagway
COUNTY:
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Snow in winter, Cold summers
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime but winter
COMMENTS: North end of the Inside Passage. Semi-Ghost.
REMAINS: About 100 victorian style buildings.Semi-Ghost
Skagway was the starting point of the great 1896 Klondyke gold rush. In three months it went from a single cabin to 15,000 residents. After the mining rush ended, the town dwindeled to its present day population of around 800 residents.

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