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5 min to Downtown Whitehorse
5 min to Downtown Whitehorse
on the Alaska Highway
on the Alaska Highway
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FOREST ORIGIN
The World Famous Sign Post Forest is
Watson Lake’s best known attraction. So
famous, it is known and mimicked around
the world. The forest was started in 1942 by
a homesick U.S. Army G.I., Carl K. Lindley of
Danville, Il., Company D, 341st Engineers.
While working on the Alaska Highway,
he erected a sign here pointing the way
and stating the mileage to his hometown.
Others followed his lead and are still doing
so to this day.
GROWTH & RECOGNITION
On July 20, 1990, Olen and Anita Walker
of Bryan, Ohio placed the 10,000th sign.
Carl K. Lindley and his wife visited the site
in 1992, 50 years after his first post was
erected. Today, the Town of Watson Lake
maintains the site, erecting more posts
as they are needed. The signpost forest
is designated as an official Yukon Historic
Site. As of 2025 there well are over 100,000
signs.
VISITOR CENTRE
Across the Alaska Highway you can visit the
Watson Lake Visitor Information Centre,
located at the Northern Lights Centre. This
is often the first Yukon stop for northbound
travellers. Besides providing information
on the territory, the centre interprets
the remarkable history of the highway
through photo murals, realistic displays and
dioramas.
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