Highway planning dictated that the Alaska Highway should service the northwest airfield sites, and with that connection between the highway and the airfields, the town of Watson Lake was born. Meanwhile, the Government of Canada built a chain of airfields across the remote northwest, of which the airstrip at Watson Lake was an integral part. government commissioned the United States Army Corps Engineers to pave the Alaska Highway, originally called the “Alcan” highway, and create a supply route between Alaska and the lower 48 states. Concerned for Alaska’s security in light of the perceived Japanese threat during the Second World War, the U.S. It wasn’t until the Alaska Highway project and the construction of a nearby airfield during the late 1930s and early 1940s that the townsite at Watson Lake began to grow.
Today, his children and grandchildren continue to play an important role the Watson Lake community. History knows him as the first white man to explore the area, and he settled in present-day Watson Lake area and continued life as a prospector and trapper. Upon leaving the Klondike, Watson ventured into Kaska territory in the Upper Liard area via northern rivers. Films are shown in English, Spanish and Catalan, so check out the programme to plan your night.Watson Lake’s name can be traced back to the settlement of an American man named Frank Watson, who left California in 1897 to seek gold in the Klondike. So, bring a picnic and enjoy some first-class entertainment in this unique setting. A screen is set up in Parc de la Mar, in front of the city’s iconic cathedral, the perfect backdrop for a romantic evening. Yacht fanatics also make sure you have the Illes Balears Classics Regatta on your radar.įilm lovers staying in Palma throughout August are in for a treat as they can enjoy an evening at the city's open-air film screenings. The Copa del Rey Regatta will welcome some of the best sailing crews in the world to Palma Bay. Or if classical music is more your thing then the International Chopin Festival takes place in Valldemossa to honour the music composer's stay in the town's Carthusian monastery with his lover, celebrated writer George Sand, in the winter of 1838.Īugust is a big month in Mallorca for yachting.
Port Adriano and Magaluf are two of the hottest destinations to host world-class DJs and bands across the summer and August always sees some of the most famous parties in the calendar. On the eastern side of the island, the tourist resort of Cala d’Or hosts two weeks of festivities starting at the beginning of August with a busy schedule to keep the whole family entertained.
If you want to see the best of the action, then make sure you head to the city hall at 17:00 on the final day and follow the procession and mock battles through the streets of Pollença's old town. The biggest event is the legendary mock battle between Moors and Christians where the locals dress in 16th-century clothes and reenact the fight against the Ottoman pirates lead by Dragut who, in 1550, attacked the town. The Fiesta de La Patrona in Pollença holds its reputation as one of the most popular traditional festivals on the island, and it always takes place over the first weekend in August.
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