Then and Now: What a 1991 Newsletter Tells Us About YTM Today
In the museum world, January is a time for digging through boxes. The craziness of the holiday season has subsided, and our minds turn toward dreaming up new projects (and…
Historians say winter biking goes back more than a century in the Yukon
Ever wondered about the history of winter biking in the Yukon? CBC North’s Caitrin Pilkington took a deep dive into the little-known story of Klondike bikers, including the famed northern…
‘Little North’ exhibit (featuring YTM!) debuts at Little Canada in Toronto
Whitehorse is being rendered as a miniature set by a Toronto-based artist for Little Canada part of a broader project to bring the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut to life in pint-sized…
WATCH: The Huge LeTourneau LCC-1 “Sno-Train” That Conquered the Arctic
Have you ever heard of the Isle of Raasay in the Hebrides in Scotland? We hadn’t either before this summer, when a wonderful guy from Raasay who “likes making videos…
Dad travels 6,000 km to help son fix model train at YTM
Check out this excellent story from CBC News (just in time for Father’s Day!) about YTM Executive Director Sean Ridder and his dad Jerry, a recently retired electrical engineer living…
History Hunter: The Yukon/Stikine Heritage Fair returns
The Yukon/Stikine Regional Heritage Fair made a live comeback last week after a five-year interruption because of Covid-19, during which it was cancelled or held as a virtual event. Dozens…
Whitehorse gets footloose with local barn dance in transportation museum!
Laughter, dancing, and fiddle music can be heard from outside the Yukon Transportation Museum. That’s thanks to a barn dance put together by some local community members. Watch the event…
Student-directed music program helps Indigenous youth follow their passions
We’ve partnered with Big Cedar Music this offseason to offer space for an innovative music lesson series for First Nations youth. Check out the story from CBC North here.
It was a sold-out show!
We were proud to partner with Come What Mae Productions and Cherie Coquette to produce the first-ever Queerlesque Convoy Cabaret Showcase and Peepshow Extravaganza in the museum’s main hall. YTM…
George Dawson, a pillar of the Yukon community
One of the highlights of our first Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame awards ceremony since the start of the pandemic was the induction of the late George Dawson, a pillar of…