What's Going On with Skagway RV Sites?
I have been trying to reach Pullen Creek RV Park for about 3 weeks--with no response. Discovered today their website is shut down and got a voice mail message again. So, I called the Convention and ...
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The last time we had our RV in Skagway we stayed at Garden City campground. At that time most of the people staying there were out of state, summer workers in the local businesses. Somehow there is going to have to be a campground for these workers. Just a wild guess but I would think that close to 90% of the tourism businesses are out of state owned and the out of state workers would be that high or more.
That trip I was talking to a clerk at one of the high end jewelry stores with a cute Alaska sounding name. I asked her who owned the shop and was told she didn't know. Then I asked her what name was on her paycheck and was told it was Tiffany's of New York. She was a NY college student up working for the summer.
So I suspect the RV business is just a small parts of the town's revenues. If you have ever walked the streets of Skagway after the cruise ships leave, it is like a ghost town, hard to find a place to eat, etc..
I have been to Skagway two or three times in the winter time by air or ferry and don't remember ever seeing snow on the ground. Just a fluke as I know they can get wet heavy snows but don't think they last too long on the ground. Much like much of SE Alaska. Now as you head up the pass toward Carcross, YT, the snow gets measured by the feet or meter as the elevation increases.
That trip I was talking to a clerk at one of the high end jewelry stores with a cute Alaska sounding name. I asked her who owned the shop and was told she didn't know. Then I asked her what name was on her paycheck and was told it was Tiffany's of New York. She was a NY college student up working for the summer.
So I suspect the RV business is just a small parts of the town's revenues. If you have ever walked the streets of Skagway after the cruise ships leave, it is like a ghost town, hard to find a place to eat, etc..
I have been to Skagway two or three times in the winter time by air or ferry and don't remember ever seeing snow on the ground. Just a fluke as I know they can get wet heavy snows but don't think they last too long on the ground. Much like much of SE Alaska. Now as you head up the pass toward Carcross, YT, the snow gets measured by the feet or meter as the elevation increases.
