August 16th, 2021
Web site: | http://www.travelyukon.com/en/things-to-do/article/discovery-day-in-the-yukon |
People celebrate the discovery of gold in the Klondike region of the Yukon by trekking to Bonanza Bay each year. This anniversary of George Washington Carmack discovering gold in 1896 is commemorated each year on the nearest Monday to August 16.