Exactly 125 years ago today, the Largest Expedition ever launched to the Alaska Gold Fields set sail from Seattle Harbor. “The Voyage of The Alaska Union” tells the story of 80 greenhorns from Chicago who had no idea what they were in for.
"It's the story of tough men who survived with what they had. It may be 70 below, you may have forgotten to pack your tent on a hundred-mile trek, but if you had doughnuts, everything was just fine."