The Klondike Trail Society, based in Fort Assiniboine, Alberta, Canada, is a group of individuals interested in locating, mapping, and marking the first 250 miles of a trail that was used during the 1897-1898 Klondike Gold Rush. The trail stretches from Edmonton, Alberta, to Dawson City, Yukon. On August 17, 1896, alluvial gold was discovered in Bonanza Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River in the Yukon territory of Canada. A great gold rush began that was known as the Klondike Gold Rush.