One of the Yukon's earliest trading posts receives heritage designation
One of the earliest trading posts in the Yukon has received heritage designation.
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One of the earliest trading posts in the Yukon has received heritage designation.
Rampart House — once an early trading post in the Yukon’s northwest and important gathering place for the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation — is now among a list of protected historic sites in the territory. Community members came together at the site last week to celebrate and remember.
The site is one of the territory’s earliest trading posts, on the border between the Yukon and Alaska
The co-management plan covers development, conservation of the historic resources, the natural landscape, interpretation and infrastructure.