Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska, the Last Frontier. Find your inner adventurer here where pioneers forged a path to greatness. For the most up to date travel information on Fairbanks Alaska, The Fairbanks Alaska CVB website is the source for information on lodging, restaurants, attractions and events. Learn more about the El Dorado Gold Mine here.The website also contains information on area weather, maps and other helpful travel aids for what ever you need for an exciting experience.
Winter in Fairbanks, Alaska lasts from late October through March and even April in the mountains. We have some of the best Northern Lights viewing in the world made possible by the right weather and clear skies. To increase your chances of viewing the aurora, plan to stay a few nights. There's an event to match your every interest, including winter festivals, top-notch entertainment, and sporting competitions. You can ride in the basket of a dog sled or mush your own dog team.
Alaska continues to be home to a diverse group of aboriginal people who first called the Last Frontier their home many thousands of years prior to the miners and merchants of the Gold Rush. The three main groups – Athabascan Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts – are collectively referred to as Alaska Natives. However, separately, they represent different cultures, languages and beliefs. Today, 90,000 Native people constitute 15% of Alaska’s population, living in remote villages as well as urban cities like Fairbanks. Athabascans are predominant in Alaska’s vast Interior and are known for their decorative beadwork, birch bark baskets, and skin sewed garments. Fairbanks is the host city to the Festival of Native Arts, the Athabascan Old-Time Fiddling Festival, the Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow and the World Eskimo Indian Olympics where visitors can experience a part of Alaska’s rich Native culture. |
