AlCan Hwy Teslin YT

Information panels give the important facts from Teslin's past. As with other Alcan river and lake crossings, Teslin Lake and river were used by hunters, trappers, miners, and traders to move about the country. The Teslin River flows northwest into the Yukon River; which passes through the Klondike Gold Fields - the target for the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98. Teslin started as a trading post in 1903. The Nisutlin Trading Post still services travelers. Teslin Lake, view south.