Yukon 2009 Vacation Planner - (Page 10) CALENDAr oF EvENTS Performers at the Moosehide Gathering, Dawson City – YG photo August 2009 DaWson city WHiteHorse AuGuST 12 – 17: Discovery Days Festival Tel: (867) 993-2353 Website: www.dawsoncity.ca A week of special events celebrating Dawson City, including games, races, movies, a parade and much more! AuGuST 13: Authors on Eighth Tel: (867) 993-5575 Website: www.dawsoncity.ca Writers’ contest prior to the event with the winners receiving prizes and awards at Robert Service, Jack London and Pierre Berton residences. AuGuST 14 – 16: 9th Annual Yukon riverside Arts Festival Tel: (867) 993-5005 Website: www.kiac.org/filmfest An annual summer event that is part of Dawson City’s Discovery Days weekend. The venue is parkland adjacent to the mighty Yukon River with participating artists coming from across the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Faro EArLY AuGuST: Coca-Cola Championship Tel: (867) 633-6020 Website: www.mountainviewgolf.ca 18-hole stroke play tournament. Visitors always welcome! AuGuST: 22nd Annual Yukon international Storytelling Festival Tel: (867) 633-7550 Website: www.storytelling.yk.net International drumming, dancing and storytelling, with emphasis on the circumpolar regions, coalescing to create magic on the banks of the Yukon River. AuGuST 2: Yukon river Trail Marathon Tel: (867) 668-7592 Website: www.yukonmarathon.com Run on scenic trails in the Yukon River valley. Events include marathon, half-marathon and four-person relay. September 2009 DaWson city AuGuST: Fireweed Festival Tel: (867) 994-2375 Website: www.faroyukon.ca Annual horticultural event and produce auction. Events for the whole family, games, swimming, dances. Call for schedule of events. Watson LaKe SEPTEMBEr 6: Great Klondike international outhouse race Tel: (867) 993-5575 Website: www.dawsoncity.ca If you don’t happen to own one, we can rent one to you! Teams race and perform a scavenger hunt in decorated outhouses on wheels through the streets of Dawson City. Finish in speed or style. Watson LaKe AuGuST 15 – 17: Discovery Days Tel: (867) 536-8020 Website: www.watsonlake.ca Discovery Days weekend includes: slow pitch ball tournament, parade, live band, children’s activities, giant obstacle course, golf tournament. Good times! AuGuST 18: Community Garden Tour Join us on the Watson Lake Community Garden Tour and see what makes Northern gardens so special. Meet at Wye Lake Park at 1 p.m. Tour is free! 10 SEPTEMBEr 16: Terry Fox run Tel: (867) 536-8020 Website: www.watsonlake.ca An annual event to raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation. It is held at Wye Lake Park and the course goes around the lake. http://www.dawsoncity.ca http://www.mountainviewgolf.ca http://www.storytelling.yk.net http://www.dawsoncity.ca http://www.kiac.org/filmfest http://www.yukonmarathon.com http://www.faroyukon.ca http://www.dawsoncity.ca http://www.watsonlake.ca http://www.watsonlake.ca
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