Nightlife

Incredibly, the Days of '98 Show has been playing since 1927 in the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall No. 25, at 6th Avenue and Broadway (tel. 907/983-2545). Jim Richards carries on the tradition each summer with actors imported from all over the United States, doing four shows a day (10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, and 8pm) during the summer, fewer in the spring and fall. The evening shows begin with an hour of mock gambling at a casino run by the actors. The actual performances, which last 1 hour, include singing, cancan dancing, reading of the works of Yukon poet Robert Service, and the story of the shooting of Soapy Smith. All shows are $16. Children 15 and under are charged half-price.

The Red Onion Saloon, at 2nd Avenue and Broadway, plays up its gold-rush history, with costumed waitresses wearing corsets. It was a brothel originally -- what wasn't in this town? -- and mock madams offer $5 tours of a "brothel museum" upstairs. The saloon often has live acoustic music. It closes in winter.

The Skagway Brewing Company, at 7th Avenue and Broadway, is a brew pub serving many beers made on-site, as well as a long menu of sandwiches, soup, and bar food. Happy hour is popular here in an attractive barroom with high tables and pub chairs, with a well-stocked bar besides the popular local beer.