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 about dog mushing and plan a dog sled ride with Windy Creek Dog Rides. The website also contains information on area weather, maps and other helpful travel aids for what ever you need for an exciting experience.
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.
Known as "The toughest dog sled race in the world," The Yukon Quest is the annual 1,000-mile (1,600 km) sled dog race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. The Quest follows early gold rush and mail trails along the Yukon River on rugged northern country terrain. This international race alternates the start: Fairbanks on even-numbered years; Whitehorse on odd-numbered years. |
