Skagway Excursion - Jewell Gardens in Sept???

[katybird]

Her is a ship excursion offered that sounds interesting. Will the Jewell gardens be too far gone by Sept?

JEWELL GARDENS, LUNCH & WHITEPASS ADVENTURE

Approximate Duration: 3 1/4 hours

Level 1 / Meal / Flag

 

Discover the “Garden City of Alaska” and explore historic Skagway by mini-coach as your driver/guide entertains you with amusing tales of the famous and foolhardy who passed this way in search of riches. Cross the Skagway River and arrive at the beautiful Jewell Gardens, the original site of the Clark Family farm in 1898. Enjoy a homemade lunch on the open sun porch with a view of brilliantly colored northern flowers. Savor tea, coffee and mint lemonade along with inventive culinary treats such as nasturtium and herbed cream cheese tea sandwiches, calendula quiche, carrot cake and ruby begonia bars. The fresh, organic ingredients for your meal are picked daily from the edible landscaping surrounding you. See the immaculately groomed herb, flower and vegetable gardens and the elaborate miniature railroad display depicting Skagway as it looked in 1898. Marvel at the diverse selection of plants, such as stately blue delphiniums, scarlet begonias, exotic herbs, monster cabbages and giant kohlrabi that thrive in this unique environment. Next you’ll travel via motorcoach up the Klondike Highway with stunning vistas of soaring peaks, glaciers and magnificent waterfalls. Listen as your driver/guide regales you with stories of the stampeders who trekked through the pass in search of gold. No trip to Skagway would be complete without a trip on the White Pass Railroad and you’ll board your parlor car in Fraser, B.C. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad will transport you along the eastern side of the White Pass, down the 2,885-foot summit and back to Skagway. This iron trail was built more than 100 years ago through some of the North’s most rugged terrain. Once back in Skagway, feel free to walk the town, or your driver will take you back to your ship.

Note: This excursion enters Canada – all participants are required to carry a valid passport or government-issued photo I.D. with a certified birth certificate. This is due to Canadian Immigration and Customs clearance in Fraser.

[katybird]

fORGOT TO SAY.. We will be in Skagway Sept. 5.