I have been considering visiting and even moving to the Yukon. There are many reasons which, frankly, don't really matter. The fact is that I feel that it is an interesting place.
I have looked up a ton of information on the internet. While browsing CP, the thought came to me to ask if anyone here has ever been or lived in the Yukon?
If you have ever lived or been there, what did you think about it? What was your favorite things about the Yukon, and what were the things you didn't like? Do you have any advice for someone crazy enough to move to Whitehorse / the Yukon?
Any firsthand advice or information would be most appreciated! Thank you, CP braintrust!!
Interesting Q -- I have an interview with the Yukon gov't next week. And am looking to move there for pretty unexplainable reasons, myself: the place looks interesting, never been there, need a change of pace and scenery . . .
From what I've been told from a friend in Yellowknife, your choice of food is more limited, produce isn't as fresh, expect to pay at least 30% more, rent is brutal, flights are pretty expensive, must go to Dawson City and have a Sour Toe Whiskey.
That's all I remember at the moment. I don't have any first hand advice.
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...must go to Dawson City and have a Sour Toe Whiskey.
Absolutely! The Toe is an essential part of the Yukon experience.
Also in Dawson City, check out Diamond Tooth Gerties casino (go for the shows if you're not a gambler), Robert Service cabin, any of the walking tours are good, the Dredge tour is good, and Bombay Peggy's Inn/Pub is great.
I've got lots of family and family history up there so feel free to pm me with questions.
I lived in Yukon for a year in my early 20's. If you are going single it's a completely different experience then if your a couple. Summer is amazing... There is so much to do. Teeing off at 1145 pm for a round of golf was one of my favorite memories. Winter was a different story though. It's long cold and dark. Ask me any questions you want.
I was wondering if anyone has had experience working there, or have a better knowledge of the industries and job market there. The internet is full of information, but nothing beats first hand information.
What is Watson Lake like to visit or live in? I think that Whitehorse would be my first stop, the place I would set up "camp" so to speak. What is that community like? What kind of businesses are there, i.e., is there a Timmy's? LOL! What are people like?
I guess I am searching for better information than the internet provides!! Like I said, firsthand knowledge is much better, if at all possible! Thanks again, I have enjoyed what I have read so far!
I drove through Yukon on my way to Alaska a few years back. We stopped in Watson Lake and it was probably one of my best memories from the trip. Not because the town is anything amazing but because we went to the local bar and had a great night! They had live entertainment which consisted of a guy on his own playing parody song after parody song for the entire night. Think CJAY92 here. I can't say with a straight face that I was laughing at the songs themselves, but the whole situation was just so bizarre and strange that I thought it was hilarious.
Unless times have changed since I was there, I would imagine the only Tims in Yukon is in Whitehorse. Overall I found it beautiful up there. Its really desolate and that made it appealing to me. I think it would be awesome to live there for a year or two, but that might be my limit.
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The desolation is in a strange way appealing to me. The more I research it the more I see that it is exactly that -desolate. Around 30,000 people live in the Yukon, and most of them live in the Whitehorse. To me that is quite amazing.
There are a lot of native communities there I have read and that intrigues me. I read somewhere that in Faro you have to buy your groceries at the local hardware store because the grocery store closed. In the same breath they said that people were very helpful to one another in order to help make things cheaper and to get by. An example would be pitching in for someone to do a grocery run to Whitehorse.
I have done a lot of reading on the web about the Yukon but it is funny how there seems to be a lack of information even from official sources. Information as simple as a picture of some of these smaller communities.
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