A Guide to Atlin

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Unless otherwise noted, photos are ©1994-2017 by Murray Lundberg.

The view south along the Atlin Road, from about 1km north of the Hitchcock Creek rest area.

Hydraulic gold mining by the Atlin Consolidated Mining Company, ca. 1906. The largest operator in the area, it was owned by the Guggenheim family of New York. This is probably their Pine Creek property before they brought in a dredge.

A historic postcard showing the British Yukon Navigation Company tour boat Tarahne leaving Atlin. See more information about the huge fleet of steamboats that worked in the region here.

This menu, which could be folded and mailed as a postcard, was used at the Atlin Inn in the 1920s. The large hotel, which operated from 1916 until 1936, was owned by the British Yukon Navigation Company, a division of the White Pass & Yukon Route.

The Pioneer Cemetery is one of the major historic attractions. Click here for a guide to the cemetery.

The Tarahne as she looked in April 2002, as seen from Room 11 of the Atlin Inn (the current Atlin Inn has no relationship to the historic hotel mentioned above).

The Bank of British North America and assay office in Atlin in about 1902. The photo was taken by Walter Strand.

Atlin Lake. Photo by Sabine & Lothar Preiser.

A couple of the ski planes that ferry skiers into the mountains, which provide superb deep powder conditions. April 2000.

With the ice still 3 feet thick on the lake on April 28, 2002, some great views were available to walkers.

Kayak touring on Atlin Lake. Photo by Bob Hanley.

The historic lake boat Atlintoo remains on the beach in downtown Atlin, beside the Tarahne. She is believed to have been built for the British Yukon Navigation Company at Carcross in 1917 as a work boat and supply launch.

Some of the historic buildings along Pearl Avenue. The occasion that brought so many people out in April 2002 was a concert in the restored Globe Theatre by the Whitehorse Community Choir.

Looking up Pearl Avenue in about 1924. The photo was taken by Atlin photographer Gilbert Taylor - his "shingle" is hanging outside the house on the right. This postcard is in the collection of Carolyn Moore, who sent us this image.

St. Martin's Anglican Church. Rev. F. L. Stephenson arrived in Atlin in 1899 as the first Anglican minister. He led the move to build this church, and was able to hold Easter services in the new church in 1900. Bishop Bompas consecrated it in 1901, and the following year the bell tower was added.

The warm springs south of Atlin, in the summer of 1994.

The warm springs in April 2000.

A mining claim post in the high country above Surprise Lake, at the head of the historic goldfields to the east of Atlin.

Looking north over Atlin Lake from above the Atlin Road.