Ferry crossing Dawson City
Can we take the Ferry with a 40 feet MH? I see we can take an RV, is there a size limit? Thanks
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The campground is just past the ferry landing on the west side of the Yukon River. As I remember it is on the right, about 100 to 200 meters past where the ferry lands, across from Dawson Town.
The old river boat grave yard is in walking distance of this area. The old boats are getting in real bad shape from what they used to be, of course. LOL They were pulled up one fall after working all summer and with the decline in hauling freight on the rivers, they just never got put back in the water to work.
I always travel with a copy of Robert Service's poem about the great north land. Now I have a copy of the complete works on my Kindle ereader and I enjoy sitting in the presence of these great vessels and read some of his works. The man was a genius in creating the moment in which he was writing. I can close my eyes and visualize these once proud ships, steaming up and down the river with loads of passengers and freight, spewing out the wood smoke from the boilers that powered them.
Here are a couple of older photos I took of some of them in better shape days.
The old river boat grave yard is in walking distance of this area. The old boats are getting in real bad shape from what they used to be, of course. LOL They were pulled up one fall after working all summer and with the decline in hauling freight on the rivers, they just never got put back in the water to work.
I always travel with a copy of Robert Service's poem about the great north land. Now I have a copy of the complete works on my Kindle ereader and I enjoy sitting in the presence of these great vessels and read some of his works. The man was a genius in creating the moment in which he was writing. I can close my eyes and visualize these once proud ships, steaming up and down the river with loads of passengers and freight, spewing out the wood smoke from the boilers that powered them.
Here are a couple of older photos I took of some of them in better shape days.
