"There are strange things done in the midnight sun,
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales.
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see,
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge I cremated Sam McGee "
Robert Service Born
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Jan 16, 1874 - Robert William Service, poet and novelist was born at Preston, Eng.
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Poet and author Robert W. Service, sometimes referred to as "the Bard of the Yukon" This image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the reporduction reference number PA-110158
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Winter sunset on Lake Laberge by foxbayretreat.com
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