Gold mining in Alaska creeks – Glacier, Nugget and Cottonwood – produced significant gold. The area around Reid Inlet, in modern Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, hosted several hard rock gold prospects, including the LeRoy mine, which exploited quartz veins for about 10,000 ounces of gold production. The district, which includes Skagway and Haines, is bordered to the north and east by Canada. To the west is the Pacific Ocean and the Chichagof District lies to the south. The Discovery Channel series Gold Rush Alaska takes place in this region. In 1880 a local inhabitant, Chief Kowee, revealed to prospectors Joe Juneau and
Juneau, Wisconsin 8. Wisconsin Highway 26 runs through the city's downtown area. General aviation in the area is served by the Dodge County Airport (KUNU), located just north of Juneau. Juneau, Wisconsin Juneau is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,814 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dodge County. Juneau is named after its founder, the Metis Paul Juneau, son of Solomon Juneau, founder of Milwaukee. Juneau is located at (43.406251, -88.703399). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of