Discovery day was started by the Yukon Order of Pioneers 115 years ago

Discovery day was started by the Yukon Order of Pioneers 115 years ago

In 1904, the Yukon Order of Pioneers in Dawson City had hundreds of members and was planning to celebrate on Aug. 16, the day that gold was discovered on Bonanza Creek. They planned to have a parade, with floats, and sporting events that featured a mining theme. But the event was scuttled when disputes arose over the sponsorship of the event. They made plans again in 1905, but the event was to be a “smoker,” to which all the men who were in the …