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GOLD RUSH 2: Help us re-make history.

We're turning cash into gold and tossing it into the creeks of the Yukon so you can pan it back out.

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GOLD RUSH 2: Help us re-make history.

GOLD RUSH 2: Help us re-make history.

GOLD RUSH 2: Help us re-make history.

GOLD RUSH 2: Help us re-make history.

GOLD RUSH 2: Help us re-make history.

We're turning cash into gold and tossing it into the creeks of the Yukon so you can pan it back out.

We're turning cash into gold and tossing it into the creeks of the Yukon so you can pan it back out.

We're turning cash into gold and tossing it into the creeks of the Yukon so you can pan it back out.

We're turning cash into gold and tossing it into the creeks of the Yukon so you can pan it back out.

DawsonCity.ca
DawsonCity.ca
DawsonCity.ca
DawsonCity.ca
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Dawson City, Canada
$3,169 USD $3,169 USD 39 backers
4% of $69,977 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
In 1896 the Klondike Gold Rush put the Yukon on the map. Now, in 2019, we're making modern day history by creating a brand new gold rush—which we've put our creative brains together to name, wait for it, Gold Rush 2. All we need now is your help to buy that sweet, sweet gold so we can drop it in the creeks of the Yukon on August 20th. Want to learn more about Dawson City? Visit DawsonCity.ca or TravelYukon.com for more information.

Is this some kind of really, really hilarious joke?

No, this is an attempt by DawsonCity.ca to fund a brand new gold rush, in hopes it will drive many of you up to our beautiful territory—pan-in-hand. But maybe, just maybe, you'll discover a love for this extraordinary land instead. Also the gold thing.

So, how much gold are you looking for?

A cool $100K would be pretty great. We figure that can buy us enough Klondike gold to make a real splash. 

What will you do with all that gold? 

Didn't you get that splash joke? We're going to invest (put) it into Yukon creeks with public access panning. The claim(s) in question will be made clear ahead of time, so don’t go jumping claim to claim willy-nilly.

Why can’t I just jump from claim to claim willy-nilly?

Because both Willy and Nilly panned where they weren’t allowed and now they’ve gone missing. We know this answer got a bit dark but that’s because claim jumping in the Yukon is no joke, so don't do it.

 The discovery of gold by Skookum Jim and Tagish (Dawson) Charlie of the Tagish First Nations, along with Kate and George Carmack, kicked off the Klondike Goldrush in 1996. Wait no, that’s the year Jerry Maguire came out. 1896! It was 1896.

 Chief Isaac was a visionary First Nations leader of the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in (Hän) people who lived in the Dawson City area of the Yukon for thousands of years before the Gold Rush. Chief Isaac helped preserve his people’s culture and language through the turbulent times of the Klondike Gold Rush and served as the bridge between two cultures.

 Around 100,000 people made the arduous journey up to the Yukon during the first gold rush. Let’s just say lodges got really good use of their “No Vacancy” signs.

 The Klondike Gold Rush was a time when two cultures came together, and the Yukon has since been a land where indigenous and mining communities co-exist together.

 The Klondike Gold Rush has had a few other names over the years. The least correct one, in our opinion, is “The Last Gold Rush.”

 Charlie Chaplin starred in a silent movie about the Klondike Gold Rush in 1925. It was good but ours will have sound.

Why are you doing this?

Because why should guys like Napoleon Bonaparte be the only ones to go down in history as rich and famous? Just because he wrote a little-known romantic novel in addition to being a revolutionary and emperor? Just because Napoleon Bonaparte had a sensitive side that he wasn’t afraid to show in front of his men and because he wasn’t nearly as short as everyone says? We’re doing this because we think you can be greater than Napoleon Bonaparte and have an authentic Yukon experience while you’re at it.

When are you doing this?

The gold will be dropped and/or plopped into the creeks of the Yukon on August 20th. Don't take your sweet time getting up here. We'd hate to see you showing up late and missing all the golden goodies at the panning party. Yes, that's a real kind of party.

My million-dollar cheque from Nigeria is still in the mail. What can I do if I'm broke? 

Well, gold doesn’t just end up in rivers all by itself. Or, at least, not gobs of it. So you’ll need that “cheque” to get involved. But until it definitely arrives, you can defeat the evil FOMO by sharing this with your friends, and by telling them to share with their friends, and so on, and so on for infinity. 

Who stands to benefit from this?

We ALL do. You get the chance to see Dawson City and potentially strike gold (click here for even more nuggets about Dawson City). And we get to relive history with far better forms of transportation and cleaner clothing. Feel free to wear a floppy prospector hat, though, or even a Napoleon Bonaparte-style hat.

Are you obsessed with Napoleon Bonaparte or something? He’s got nothing to do with the Gold Rush.

First of all, obsessed is a really strong word and, if your point is that we should stay on topic, that’s totally fair. So let’s drop it like Napoleon dropped a coup d’état on the French government in 1799.

I don’t know how to pan for gold. Can I still participate?

Totally! In fact, there are many places to learn how to pan for gold in the Yukon. But if that’s not really your thing try this: Fill up your mom’s best china bowl with rocks and swirl it vigorously clockwise. That’s nothing like gold panning. Apologize to your mother.

If I do find gold, what should I do with it?

That’s up to you, but please don’t send it to one of those gold-for-cash places. They once rejected our entire coin collection just because “they had chocolates inside them.”

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YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY

YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY

Currency Conversion $3 USD
$5 CAD
Maybe you're the next Usain Bolt, or maybe you're just a regular Joe, wiping cheese dust onto your jeans like the rest of us. If it's the latter, you're quickly running out of time to leave your mark on this planet. Fund this level and have your name printed in a modern-day history book that will live forever in legendary Dawson City.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
9 claimed
DIGITAL TREASURE MAP

DIGITAL TREASURE MAP

Currency Conversion $7 USD
$10 CAD
Sure, you could wander around the Yukon aimlessly and still have a great time, but wouldn’t you rather know where the public is allowed to pan for gold around Dawson City? It’s like, wink wink, the whole point of this thing, right?
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • DIGITAL TREASURE MAP
Estimated Shipping
June 2019
2 claimed
PRINTED TREASURE MAP

PRINTED TREASURE MAP

Currency Conversion $17 USD
$25 CAD
Ahoy there! Wait, that’s pirates, not miners. Oh well, this is a cool printed treasure map, so it still kind of applies. This map gives you tips on where to pan for gold, as well as what you can see and do in the wonderful world of Yukon.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
12 claimed
Ships worldwide.
HISTORICAL PACKAGE FOR 2

HISTORICAL PACKAGE FOR 2

Currency Conversion $31 USD
$45 CAD
Consider yourself a history buff? Well, this package is loaded with educational nuggets that will get you jacked on the Yukon’s exhilarating gold rush past. That way, you can go home and flex your buffer history knowledge muscles for all of your less educated friends, you historically buff person, you.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • JACK LONDON MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DAWSON CITY MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DÄNOJÀ ZHO CENTRE PASSES X2
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
1 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
EVENING OUT PACKAGE FOR 2

EVENING OUT PACKAGE FOR 2

Currency Conversion $35 USD
$50 CAD
Odds are your gold pan isn’t going to mix you a fresh cocktail. But if it does, you should keep panning for gold, because that is some fine luck you have. Anyway, you’re going to want to unwind after all that swirling and sloshing on the river bank. Lucky for you, this kit has all you need for good times and a cocktail with a toe in it. ’Nuff said.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • DIAMOND TOOTH GERTIES PASS X2
  • SOURTOE COCKTAIL VOUCHER X2
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
1 out of 20 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
GOLD RUSH 2 STARTER KIT

GOLD RUSH 2 STARTER KIT

Currency Conversion $52 USD
$75 CAD
Strap on your galoshes, because the Gold Rush 2 Starter Kit is your first step into the wet and wonderful world of gold panning. This kit includes a printed version of the treasure map, a gold-holding vial for all your booty and a Mini Gold Pan.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • MINI GOLD PAN
  • VIAL FOR COLLECTING GOLD
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
6 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
KLONDIKE EXPERIENCE TOUR FOR 2

KLONDIKE EXPERIENCE TOUR FOR 2

Currency Conversion $105 USD
$150 CAD
Looking for an experience to go with your gold panning experience? Well, we’ve got a Klondike Experience package with so many experiences you’ll be experiencing going home rich, even if you don’t find gold. Or, at least, you can tell yourself that to feel better if gold panning doesn’t pan out when you go to the Midnight Dome in Dawson City.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • KLONDIKE EXPERIENCE DOME TOUR (2)
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
PREMIUM HISTORICAL PACKAGE

PREMIUM HISTORICAL PACKAGE

Currency Conversion $105 USD
$150 CAD
With this package, your name will not only be in the history books, you’ll also get to see other history makers from actual history at some of the Yukon’s favourite museums. There’s a lot to learn from your predecessors, like how much gold will get you into a museum history book or how to grow a wicked cookie duster (A.K.A. a moustache).
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • JACK LONDON MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DAWSON CITY MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DÄNOJÀ ZHO CENTRE PASSES X2
  • $100 DÄNOJÀ ZHO GIFT CARD
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
1 out of 5 of claimed
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YUKON HUSKY RUSH FOR 2

YUKON HUSKY RUSH FOR 2

Currency Conversion $140 USD
$200 CAD
Gold panning is pretty dang cool. But gold panning and hanging out with huskies on a dogsled adventure is so cool, there’s no word in the English language to describe the amazingness of it all. Except for maybe “prodigious.” Actually, ya, that should work. Anyway, you should definitely get this prodigious package.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • JACK LONDON MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • HUSKY RUSHING PASS X2
  • CALL OF THE WILD BOOK
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
0 out of 10 of claimed
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DAWSON CITY PACKAGE FOR 2

DAWSON CITY PACKAGE FOR 2

Currency Conversion $175 USD
$250 CAD
Want to have a Dawsome City experience? No, that’s not a spelling error. That’s Dawson combined with “awesome.” It’s got it all: gold panning essentials, multiple museum passes, and golf passes for two. Ya, we know. It’s pretty Dawesome.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • JACK LONDON MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DAWSON CITY MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DÄNOJÀ ZHO CENTRE PASSES X2
  • DIAMOND TOOTH GERTIES PASS X2
  • DAWSON CITY 9-HOLE GOLF X2
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
0 out of 20 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
EXCLUSIVE DAWSON EXPLORER PACK

EXCLUSIVE DAWSON EXPLORER PACK

Currency Conversion $210 USD
$300 CAD
Be the envy of Dawson City with a package that’s so exclusive we named it the Exclusive Dawson Explorer Package. Its museum admissions will make you history-smart, its Dawson City walking tour will make you street-smart, and its Sour Toe Cocktail voucher will make you question your intelligence for drinking a cocktail with a severed toe in it.
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • JACK LONDON MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DÄNOJÀ ZHO CENTRE PASSES X2
  • DIAMOND TOOTH GERTIES PASS X2
  • SOURTOE COCKTAIL VOUCHER X2
  • DAWSON CITY 9-HOLE GOLF X2
  • DAWSON CITY MUSEUM NIGHT TOUR (2)
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
1 out of 5 of claimed
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AIR NORTH + DOWNTOWN HOTEL

AIR NORTH + DOWNTOWN HOTEL

Currency Conversion $700 USD
$1,000 CAD
This pack is basically pure gold. It has round-trip Air North flights from YVR to Dawson City, a two-night stay at the Downtown Hotel, museum passes, and a chance to try the famous Sourtoe Cocktail. The only thing it doesn’t have is pure gold. Come on, we can’t do everything for you. That’s what your gold pan is for, silly. (See fine print in FAQ).
Included Items
  • YOUR NAME GOES DOWN IN HISTORY
  • PRINTED TREASURE MAP
  • JACK LONDON MUSEUM PASSES X2
  • DIAMOND TOOTH GERTIES PASS X2
  • SOURTOE COCKTAIL VOUCHER X2
  • 2-NIGHTS AT THE DOWNTOWN HOTEL
  • AIR NORTH AIRFARE FROM YVR X2
Estimated Shipping
August 2019
3 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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