June 14, 1915  – “Approximately 100 people sailed from Seattle on June 12 on two steamers to take part in the Midnight Sun excursion being conducted under the auspices of the White Pass railroad and the American-Yukon Navigation company. The tourists will go directly to Skagway, and then by way of Whitehorse and Dawson will go down the Yukon River as far as Ft. It is planned to land the tourists at Ft. Yukon about June 21, when the midnight sun can be seen from there to the best advantage. The tourists, it is said, will be taken down the Yukon on two river boats, and after a short stay at Ft. Yukon will return by the way they went.

Another excursion, which will include a side trip to Fairbanks, is being planned for a later date. The excursion will be run all the way down the Yukon, and the tourists will return home by ocean from St. Michael.”

The American-Yukon Navigation company was a division of the White Pass & Yukon Route. The 1915 season was the first for these Midnight Sun excursions, and they became extremely popular, bringing thousands of people to the Yukon.

(The Alaska Citizen – Fairbanks, Alaska)