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Anticipating blisters, sore muscles and little sleep, eager paddlers will shove off for the ninth annual Yukon River Quest in June. Billed as the longest canoe and kayak race in the world, the gruelling 742-kilometre marathon begins in downtown Whitehorse, travels across Lake Laberge and down the Yukon River to Dawson City. Under continuous daylight, competitors follow historic Canadian routes, travelled for thousands of years by First Nations' paddlers and favoured by gold-frenzied prospectors during the Klondike Rush. The course passes historic villages, sheer rock canyons, the famous Five Finger Rapids and more than 300 kilometres of undisturbed wilderness populated with moose, grizzlies and black bears. Check the links below for more information on adventure in the Yukon.

www.polarcom.com
This is the official site of the 5th Annual Yukon River Quest canoe and kayak race between Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon. In 2003, the race is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25 at 12:15 p.m. Learn more about the region, the historic course and the international cast of competitors who hit the water for round-the-clock paddling fun.

www.touryukon.com
The Yukon Tourism and Travel Association hosts an informative site about all things Yukon. It's a one-stop source for planning a trip to the land of the midnight sun, offering tours, packages and do-it-yourself tips on accommodation that will help you get the most out of a vacation. Categories such as cultural travel, road travel, events and towns make it easy to put yourself in the North.

www.parkscanada.gc.ca/progs/lhn-nhs/index_E.asp
The index page of the National Historic Sites of Canada web site is the gateway to a half-dozen sites that celebrate the Yukon's prospecting past. Six historically significant locales are listed here - Chilkoot Trail, Dawson City Buildings, Dredge No. 4, Klondike National Historic Sites, S.S. Keno and S.S. Klondike - amidst Parks Canada's quality sites. These informative sites will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the "gold in them thar hills."

www.yfnta.org
Yukon First Nations Tourism Association hosts an informative site that documents the history of the territory's aboriginal people from thousands of years ago to today. The site is rich with First Nations legends, traditions, cultural information and contemporary politics and provides an excellent index of Yukon's First Nation tour operators, which are organized by region.

www.virtualguidebooks.com/Yukon/Yukon.html
Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks are a fascinating way to explore a region of your choice. The Yukon section of the book, which is divided into Yukon, Northern Yukon and Klondike Highway, lets you click through a number of specifc regions in the territory for an intimate look at the exciting places to go and things to do. For example, a link for Five Finger Rapids opens to a panoramic view of the famous wilderness along the Yukon River.