Seeing a Sign Forest

Today was a short day, mileage wise, so we took extra time at the Hot Springs for a morning soak. Then we were back on the Alaska Highway on our way to Yukon Territory. The border is 60 degrees North latitude, which we crossed about noon.

The town of Watson Lake is known for its Sign Forest, something we’ve heard of, but really must be seen to be believed. There are now over 75,000 signs here which all started with a soldier who put up his hometown’s name back in 1942. These signs are put up by folks on their way to or from Alaska for the most part. We saw signs from many cities in Minnesota, Mukwonago, WI, Germany, Pakistan, and many others.

We also took some time to see a presentation at the Northern Lights Planetarium across the street from the signs. There were 2 presentations; one of the preparation for NASA astronauts and the second was video of the Northern Lights. Let me just say that I had to nudge Bob a couple of times and when we were leaving other wives were making comments to their husbands also. It was not the most interesting presentation we’ve seen.