The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway is also part of the setting for Jack London's book "The Call of the Wild", Will Hobbs's book "Jason's Gold", and for Joe Haldeman's novel, "Guardian". The John Wayne film "North to Alaska" (1960) was filmed nearby.