What a most amazing Conference we just had. You should see my photos of what midnight looks like in Whitehorse!
The Conference was terrific and I wish everyone could
experience the wonderful Yukon hospitality!
While up North, I went to Skagway which is one of the
most beautiful drives in the world. Forest, dessert, lakes, barren rocks above
the tree line, crossing the Rockies, and then straight down to Skagway. I had
lunch in a brothel (now a museum), took a helicopter ride over the mountains, one
of which my grandfather climbed on the way to the Klondike looking for gold a
century ago (he never found much, just enough for my grandmother’s wedding
ring). And then it was back to Whitehorse, where I had the opportunity to have
dinner with the Premier of the Yukon, Darrell Pasloski.
I also did several important things before getting to the
Yukon, such as attending the Organization of Military Museums of Canada
conference in London, ON, attending meetings with the President of the Chinese
Museums Association in Toronto, and I was one of three speakers to officially
open the new Robert Bateman Museum in Victoria, BC.
And now I’m in New Brunswick, where I will be working for
the summer. I want to wish everyone a great summer and look forward to seeing
everyone in the fall!
John G. McAvity
Executive Director
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