William Roehl
Other activity
### Other activity

Besides his business activity, Roehl was an active citizen and a member of the Bellingham Bay Society.

In 1898, Roehl participated in the [Klondike Gold Rush](/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush "Klondike Gold Rush"). He traveled by the steamship *Queen* to the gold digger's departure point, [Dyea, Alaska](/wiki/Dyea%2C_Alaska "Dyea, Alaska"). He travelled to [Dawson City, Yukon](/wiki/Dawson_City "Dawson City"), the center of gold fields. The situation, accommodations, and spirits there were deplorable, as described by one of the Roehl's companions in a letter.


What other activities besides traveling to Dawson City were popular during the Klondike Gold Rush?