Discovery Day in Canada Aug. 21, 2023

Discovery Day is an annual holiday in the Yukon commemorating the 1896 discovery of gold at Bonanza Creek that set off the Klondike Gold Rush and led to the formation of the Yukon territory. It attracted thousands of prospectors to the region in search of gold, leading to significant economic and social changes.

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