"There were tons of mines around the area. Lindley gave insight into Juneau's rich mining history. To end the weekend, a traditional Miners vs. Some of the logging day events include axe throwing, hand bucking, saw bucking, and log rolling. Now mining's more modern but this just brings back the history of what mining used to be and what brought mining into Juneau and what built Juneau." "Then we've got some hand mucking which is all physical work that it's something that they've done for years and years in the mining industry. Then we have spike driving for men's and women's," he said. We have jackleg drilling, 12 B overshot mucking. "We'll get everything kicked off with opening ceremonies about nine o'clock in the morning and then the events will start at 9:30. Jeremy Whitmore, who also works at Kensington, explained the mining events. Saturday is mining day and Sunday is logging day. The event will take place on Jun.17 and 18 this year at Savikko Park. The Pajama Cat Sharks will be performing Saturday. This year we'll have live music, a beer garden.so just a big celebration to celebrate Juneau's history." "To do that we throw a big party for two days in the summer where we've got mining and logging competitions, kid carnivals, local food vendors. The mission is really to educate people about Alaska's rich history of mining and logging," Lindley said. "Juneau Gold Rush Days is actually a nonprofit organization. Rochelle Lindley works for the Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine, one of the sponsors of the event. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Gold Rush Days participants came onto Capital Chat to promote the upcoming event. Photo from the 2022 Jackleg Drill contest.
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