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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Celebrity Sightings and Gold Nuggets

Photos Removed because people steal them and put them on questionable web sites.


We had three Gold Rush to Porcupine Tours last week.  Each one was a unique experience.  My first tour went out last Monday with a local Haines family.  They had the cutest 4 year old, Pacific, who loves to gold pan.  She brightened up like the sun when that yellow...

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Gold Rush of 2011 has started

The first "Gold Rush to Porcupine Tour" started on Memorial day weekend with 10 people on board to the gold road to Porcupine.  We drove up the scenic Haines Highway through the Bald Eagle Preserve.  Joe Ordonez and CJ Jones gave excellent commentary of the area and the rich history of Dalton's Trail.  We crossed over the Klehini River and into the Porcupine Gold District of 1898.

We visited 16 yr old Parker Schnabel at his Big Nugget Mine...