Saturday, August 28, 2010

Arctic Brotherhood in Skagway

Built in 1899, this is the house of the Arctic Brotherhood in Skagway. 

The Fraternal Order of the Arctic Brotherhood was organized by eleven men in February 1899 en route from Seattle to Skagway. They formed the Arctic Brotherhood to provide mutual assistance, friendship, and social interaction in the northern communities of Alaska and the Yukon.

Covered with driftwood, their building in Skagway is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park reserve.

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