Dawson Creek is quite an interesting town. There is a wonderful visitors center with a little museum. Next door, in an old grain elevator, is an art gallery with a display of photos taken during the construction of the Alaskan highway in 1942. It was an amazing engineering and physical feat and was completed in only 8 months. Tomorrow we will actually start up this historic highway.

Outside of the gallery is one of the Mile Zero markers. This one commemorates the construction of the Alaskan Highway in 1942. The US and Canadian governments shared the cost and the US provided the manpower and engineering for the project. It was quite an undertaking.  The second Mile Zero marker is a couple of blocks away and is the official mileage marker for the beginning of 1200 miles of highway through the Canadian wilderness. After the road was turned over to the Canadian government, it became a great adventure to travel this route and it still is today.

Below are photos of both mile markers and the grain elevator art gallery in Dawson Creek.