In 1999 The Klondike Gold Fields moved and restored a 1937 Gold Dredge from its working claim in the Klondike Gold Fields of the Yukon. The Dredge is a 350 ton Gold sifting machine brought back from the Klondike and reconstructed piece by piece on the shores of the Skagway River. You will see images of the Dredge in action while hearing the voices of hardy old-timers who toiled under the Midnight Sun for the tons of recovered Gold. Short videos and audio presentations let you view the people and places affected by the Gold Dredge during its 60 years of operation. Tour the "living museum" on the shores of the Skagway River and discover how the Klondike Gold Dredge unearthed over 8 million dollars in gold form the Klondike Gold Fields.
In addition to the Dredge, visitors can enjoy a funny yet informative gold panning demonstration from one of their friendly sourdough characters. Learn the "art" of gold panning and practice your technique in warm water, gold troughs. After finding your "fortune", have your gold weighed in the Gold Shack and browse one of Skagway's finest collections of raw gold nuggets and gold nugget jewelry in our Gold Parlor. They have also micro brewery.
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