Riverboat Discovery

Gold Dredge 8 extracted millions of ounces of gold from the frozen Alaskan ground and now serves as a monument to the hard working miners who built Fairbanks and a National Engineering Landmark. In 1950, Captain Jim (grandson of a Chilkoot stampeder) and his wife, Mary, began a river excursion business focusing on sharing their love of Alaska and its culture with visitors. Today, Captain Jim’s grandchildren run the company and Mary B is still active in the business.