Watson Lake may be a city at historical mile 635 on the AK route within the southeastern Yukon near British Columbia border. Population in Dec 2004 was one,547 (Yukon Bureau of Statistics).Watson Lake is close to the Liard stream, at the junction of the Henry Martyn Robert mythologist route and also the AK route. The Cassiar Highway’s northern finish is twenty two kilometres west of Watson Lake.
The city is additionally served by the Watson Lake Airport; the field was once served by Canadian Pacific Airlines and different native and regional airlines, however currently solely provides company and charter services.Watson Lake is that the main centre of the little biological science business within the Yukon and has been a service centre for the mining business, particularly for the Cassiar amphibole mine in northern Canadian province and also the Cantung W mine on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border within the Mackenzie Mountains.
Tourist attractions in Watson Lake embrace the aurora Centre and also the much-imitated original Signpost Forest. The Signpost Forest was started in 1942 by a unhappy U.S. Army G.I. Engaged on the AK route, UN agency place up a signal with the name of his home city and also the distance. Others followed suit and also the tradition continues to the current day.
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