Travelers from around the world return annually to run this colorful river, and with their new found canoeing experience return to canoe its tributaries.  This wide, fast river, with its well-spaced supply centers, lends itself to family, school and outdoor groups.  You will paddle through the Thirty Mile section (Canadian Heritage River), across Lake Laberge (made famous by Robert Service's poem The Cremation of Sam McGee) and the abandoned village of Big Salmon on your way to Carmacks. Detailed maps, historical information and many photographs make this a must have for any Yukon River traveler planning to paddle from Marsh Lake (or Whitehorse) to Carmacks.