The city has gone all out to give visitors a taste of the what the Klondike stampede was like 100 years ago.
Tours are available by foot, motor coach, boat and air.
Multiple restoration, interpretive and preservation projects for this celebration were completed in 1999. Simultaneously it does the same for the salmon runs within the 48,000 acres of river bottom land of the Chilkat, Kleheni and Tsirku rivers. The boundaries were designated to include areas important to eagle habitation. Preserve activities include canoeing, kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, sport fishing and hunting, bird watching, picnicking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, The Haines Highway is the best place to watch for Eagles. Visitors must park in designated turnouts only, and avoid disturbing eagles or fish in specified areas.