WHITEHORSE MASONIC TEMPLE

Freemasonry came to Skagway, Alaska, the Yukon and Atlin, B. C. during the years of the Gold Rush. The first form of a Masonic organization at Whitehorse was a picnic held during the summer of 1901.

Whitehorse became the central point for the construction of the Alaska Highway and later, the Canol Pipeline Project from Norman Wells, N.W.T. to Whitehorse. The Army and Air Force both had bases at Whitehorse and many servicemen joined our Lodge. Originally, Dawson City was the capital of the Yukon. As the Gold Rush declined, the capital was relocated to Whitehorse in 1950. After construction of the Alaska Highway, Whitehorse became a transportation hub, connected to Skagway, Alaska by the railroad and later a highway in the 1970’s.