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| Located on the Stewart/Cassiar Highway at the junction with the road to Telegraph Creek, the town of Dease Lake was first established as a Hudson's Bay trading post in 1838, and was once part of a major transportation route into the north for traders and trappers.
Dease Lake witnessed the discovery of gold by prospectors on the Stikine River in the 1860s, and was the centre of the gold rush on the Dease and Thibert Creeks in 1873. The fascinating history dates back a century to the Yukon Gold Rush and the ambitious plans for the Collins Overland Telegraph route from New York to Russia and Europe.
Dease Lake today is a government service and supply centre for the northwest region, and is a departure point for adventurers and paddlers who navigate the majestic Dease River, or hike and camp in the vast surrounding wilderness.
The extreme north of British Columbia offers the most awe-inspiring scenery in the entire province. When travelling the 570 kilometres south from the Hwy 37/Alaska Highway junction, visitors pass through two world-famous wilderness parks, Mount Edziza and Spatsizi Plateau. Winding through this region is the Stikine River, considered to be the lifeblood of the Tahltan First Nations people, for whom this ecological paradise is home.
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