updated Monday 08 February 2010 DISCOVER ATLIN Weather Forecast for Atlin
Atlin
is a small isolated community in the NW corner of British Columbia, on
the traditional lands of the Taku River Tlingits. Glacial-fed Atlin
lake is 4 miles wide and 85 miles long, in a wide wilderness valley
surrounded by snowcapped mountains.
Atlin is a 2 or 3 hour drive from Whitehorse Yukon or Skagway Alaska. Curent population is up to 400 full-time residents. During the Klondyke Gold Rush of 1898, the population was 10,000! Many buildings from that era still remain.
Though Mining and Tourism underpin the economy of Atlin, there is a large and very influential colony of artists, artisans and authors in this very special little-known community.
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Atlin’s Taku Kwaan Dancers
At left, Wayne Carlick with Tlingit elder, Mary Anderson. Photo ©Lynn Jancek. Thank you!
See the Taku Kwaan Dancers on 14 February at the Atlin School Gym,
or 19 February in Vancouver for the Olympics!
For more information, see The Atlin Whisper news.
Above, the Taku Kwaan Dancers at the 2006 Atlin Arts and Music Festival. Photo ©Alan Shepard. Thank you!
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For all of you who love the Atlin Arts and Music Festival: The Festival is going on holiday in 2010... and returning in 2011. Check out http://www.atlinfestival.ca/ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Photo taken 19 Jan 2010.
MOORE HOUSE is a scribed log home on 4 acres of private woodlands.
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Located 4 km south of Atlin, MOORE HOUSE
is on the Monarch Mountain Trail near Pine Creek Beach.
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Large welcoming rooms with panoramic views of lake and mountains. Shared guest bath.
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In-room Phone, TV, DVD, VHS, movies, fast wireless broadband.
Outstanding collection of local artwork. Knowledgeable live-in owner/operators. Continental breakfast.
Home-made bread; great coffee.
We proudly serve coffee freshly roasted by Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters Inc. of Whitehorse.
Reservations only please.
The photo at left is an October sunrise.
MOORE HOUSE is OPEN ALL YEAR
Contact us at 250-651-0015 or toll-free at 877-399-2665
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If MOORE HOUSE doesn't suit your needs, please see "...more places to stay".
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For a directory of services, events, businesses, and attractions in the Southern Lakes region of
Atlin, Carcross, Marsh Lake, Mount Lorne, Tagish and Teslin
Go to Southern Lakes Yukon
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Aurora Borealis in Atlin? Yes! Click on Aurora Forecast.
Hint: to find Atlin, locate Whitehorse, Juneau and Dease Lake. Atlin is in the centre of that triangle.
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Photo © Diana Thayer. Thank you! This website is paid for and maintained by Carolyn Moore, owner/operator of Discover Atlin and Moore House. All the editorial comments are mine and can be blamed solely on me. Unless stated otherwise, all photos are mine. Feel free to use my photos if you give the following photo credit ©Carolyn Moore, Atlin BC Canada. Photos by others may not be used without their permission.
Interior photos of Moore House above, which have the prefix "JB" are © Joshua Berson. He took them while he and his family were guests at Moore House. The photo of Atlin's waterfront is © Diana and Brad Thayer. Many thanks for letting me use them!