Facts About Mayo
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Mayo is a village in Yukon, Canada, along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River.
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The village was named after former circus acrobat turned settler and explorer Alfred Mayo.
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Before Europeans came there were in the area two communities of the Na-cho Nyäk Dun people, who lived by hunting and trapping.
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Mayo has the warmest summers in the Yukon with a mean average summer temperature of 14.5 °C (58.1 °F).
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Mayo was Established in 1903.
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Prince Charles opened Mayo’s Prince of Wales Trail in 2001.
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The Estimated Population of Mayo is 200.
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The Northern Tutchone word for Stewart River is Na Cho Nyäk, meaning Big River. The Na-Cho Nayäk Dun translates into Big River People.
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May 2008 saw a preliminary agreement with Alexco Resource Corp.
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Mayo geographic Coordinates: 63°35′33″N 135°53′52″W.
