Once a fishing and hunting camp for Tlingit and Tagish people, the community lies approximately halfway between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse. The Gold Rush, the White Pass and Yukon Route railway which was completed in 1901, and a mining boom changed the community, and it is now home to about 400 people, half of whom are First Nations people. Tourism has replaced both mine and rail as the mainstay of the local economy. by editor funk 2000.03.23
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- Spirit Lake Wilderness Resort Provides travelers with accommodation, horseback rides, canoe rentals and a fully licensed restaurant. Contains booking and contact information.
- Carcross Community School - Yukon History Territorial history both pictorially and written. Includes a collection of old photographs.
- Carcross Webcam View over Lake Bennett, the village, and Caribou Mountain. Image is updated semi-frequently.
- Tutshi Charters Operates water taxi on Bennet Lake to for tours and hikers returning from the Chilkoot Trail. Gives information about travel routes, water taxi services, and destinations.
- The History of Carcross History and information about the community, at one time named Caribou Crossing; traces its development from the time of a First Nations camp to a modern mining centre.
- Carcross/Tagish Loop Describes sights along a driving trip along Klondike Highway #2 and Tagish Road #8.
- Boreal Kennels Adventure trips, tours and expeditions in the stunning beauty of the Yukon. Carcross, Yukon Territories.