The Grand Forks Hotel was a prominent roadhouse during the Klondike Gold Rush, situated near Dawson City in the Yukon region of Canada.
Belinda Mulrooney, a small-time businesswoman, arrived in Dawson City that year, intending to import goods and establish her own enterprises.
[6] The timbers used to build the hotel shrunk over time, however, resulting in a numerous gaps emerging in the structure.
[7] The Grand Forks Hotel provided food, drink and accommodation to the local and visiting community.
[8] Despite chronic shortages during the winter months of the gold rush, Mulrooney was able to keep the hotel suitably stocked, with a dinner costing $3.50 and accommodation and food charged at $12; the drinks and cigars served were the most expensive in the region.