Where to Stay

Inn on the Lake, about a half-hour drive south of Whitehorse, is run by Renaissance man-of-the-North Carson Schiffkorn. (Owners of nearby fussy B&Bs were disappointed when Martha Stewart stayed here instead.) The log accommodations come with fine dining and linens and a decidedly unfussy menu of activities. In town, High Country Inn is a better-than-average business hotel.

Inn on the Lake, 76 McClintock Place, Marsh Lake, 867-660-5253
High Country Inn, 4051 4th Ave., 1-800-554-4471, www.highcountryinn.yk.ca

Where to Eat

Klondike Rib & Salmon Barbecue, in the city's oldest building, specializes in locally sourced ingredients, such as muskox and halibut. Drop by the much-loved local hangout Midnight Sun Coffee Roaster for good coffee and sweets.

Klondike Rib & Salmon Barbecue, 2116 2nd Ave., 867-667-7554
Midnight Sun Coffee Roaster, 4168-C 4th Ave., 867-633-4653

What to Do

The 6,600-yard, par-72 Mountain View Golf Course sets the local standard, but the nine-hole, executive-length Meadow Lakes Golf and Country Club has the most interesting holes. Off the green, shop for bracelets and necklaces made from genuine trader beads at a number of stores, including The Country House. Driving long distances is a Yukon birthright and the best way to experience the sweep of the land. The two-hour spin to Skagway, Alaska, is considered one of the continent's great tours. And if you don't have the time to arrange a trip into Kluane National Park, at least view it from below at Haines Junction, two hours northwest of Whitehorse.

Mountain View Golf Course, 250 Skookum Dr., 867-633-6020, www.mountainviewgolf.ca
Meadow Lakes Golf and Country Club, 5 Lupin Place, 867-668-4653
The Country House, 205 Hawkins St., 867-668-3989, www.countryhouseyukon.com

Resources

Visit www.travelcanada.ca for a list of golf courses in the Yukon. If Annie Lake's pasture golf (South Klondike Hwy., Whitehorse) strikes you as fun, check out the panoply of courses around the continent and the populist movement behind them at www.pasturegolf.com.

Getting There

Air Canada offers two daily non-stop flights to Whitehorse from Vancouver, featuring Executive Class^® service.

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