Gold Rush Days marks 27th year

A contestant drives spikes at Juneau Gold Rush Days on Saturday. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO)
It’s wet and muddy, but that isn’t stopping raincoat-clad Juneau residents from enjoying the 27th annual Gold Rush Days.
The two-day celebration promotes Juneau’s oldest industries: mining and logging. It has labor-intensive competitions like jackleg drilling, spike driving, axe throwing and log bucking. The games and fair atmosphere are part of a larger plan to stre