Dawson City

Dawson City, by the Yukon and Klondike rivers, has struggled to build a proper wastewater plant (Agnesstreet/iStock)

The home of the Klondike gold flush

After a judge forced historic Dawson City to fix its raw-sewage problem, the never-ending quest to build a system that works—and doesn’t bankrupt the place—has even Yukon’s premier saying ’WTF’
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What it feels like to join the Sourtoe Cocktail Club in Dawson City

The saying goes: You may drink it fast, you may drink it slow, your lips must touch that toe. This is what it takes to become part of the Sourtoe Cocktail Club, a time-honoured drinking tradition that started in the Sourdough Saloon in Dawson City, Yukon. And, yes, legend has it that that’s a real dehydrated human toe, which will cost you $2,500 should you accidentally swallow it.