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July
1999 marked the centennial of the arrival of the WP&YR at
Lake Bennett. Many attended the festivities including the crew
of National Public Radio's West Coast Live program.Here's
the Centennial steam train at Bennett Station. Visit West Coast Live's web site for additional
pictures of the trip, a full two-hour RealAudio recording of
the event including sounds of trip. For the Real Audio program,
visit their Past Shows and Real Audio Archives, 1999, July
10. For photos, go to their Photo Library, 1999, Summer
Cooler Tour, July 10. |
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The
arrival of the centennial train was greeted by the Tagish First
Nation dancers from nearby Carcross and Tagish. |
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At
the podium the dignitaries from the WP&YR and Yukon address
the assembled multitude with an RCMP honor guard below the Canadian
flag. St. Andrews Church, the only remaining gold rush structure,
is visible in the background. |
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One
of the Tagish Dancers deep in thought. |
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Brendan
Heney, great grand nephew of original WP&YR contractor Michael
J. Heney, prepares to re-enact the driving the the Bennett Centennial
spike, just as he did for the First Spike Centennial in 1998
in downtown Skagway. |
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Whack!
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Success! |
