Inside Alaska Page on Facebook, Become a Fan
October 30, 2009 | Tags: Facebook, FriendFeed, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube
With the launch of our new website, we have also expanded our social networking presence to Facebook. If you’re already an FB user, you can find us at facebook.com/insidealaska. If not, feel free to join and become our fan today!
Be the first to hear about many of our announcements, new feature roll-outs and contests by becoming a fan. We are also posting a ton of Fairbanks and Interior Alaska photos, videos and other items almost daily.
If you’d rather just show up here and find the latest, visit our breaking new page, which has all our recently posted items in chronological order. Those social networking addicts among us can find our profiles on:
Facebook | FriendFeed | Twitter | YouTube | Vimeo
Video: Morris Thompson Center Exhibits
August 4, 2009 | Tags: Alaska Native Culture, Attractions, Downtown, Video
The world-class exhibits scheduled to open later this month at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center will become a must-see on any visit to Fairbanks. We were able to take a first walk-through last week. While dodging construction materials and overlooking some of the unfinished portions, we were still able to imagine the wonder and excitement of an Interior Alaska experience.
Just before starting the tour I was able to grab the video camera and catch a quick, rough-cut video that gives you nothing more than a taste of the upcoming final product. So…forgive the darkness and shaky camera work and think about how cool it would be to see all of this up-close!
The Morris Thompson Center Exhibits from insidealaska on Vimeo.
If you’d like to learn more about the mission and vision of the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center, take a look at their website.
Mt. Redoubt Volcano Updates
March 26, 2009 | Tags: Redoubt
You may have heard or read about the recent eruptions of the Mt. Redoubt volcano in South Central Alaska. Here are some links to sources with the very latest information:
- The Alaska Volcano Observatory – Latest Activity Report
- Airline Contact Information – Fairbanks
- Airline Contact Information – Anchorage
- KTUU Redoubt Watch – Latest News Articles and Video
Travelers should monitor the situation before altering or cancelling vacation plans. Most areas of the state remain unaffected by the volcano’s eruption.
Mt. Redoubt is located approximately 500 miles to the Southwest of Fairbanks.
2009 Fairbanks Interactive Guide
December 29, 2008 | Tags: New Features
The interactive version of our 2009 Fairbanks Visitors Guide offers some great features, especially for those who want to find information on Fairbanks quickly. It’s always nice to have a print guide in hand when you arrive, but for reference before the trip this online guide is really handy.
Use the navigation bar at the top for a detailed search, send an e-mail link noting a particular page, view thumbnails of the entire guide or jump from section to section in the Contents. All of the web addresses inside the guide are linked, so you can jump strait to the source, and you can zoom in at any time for a closer look.
View our 2009 Interactive Guide and let us know what you think.
Join us for our Holiday Open House
December 6, 2008 | Tags: Events
Join us for a HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (101 Dunkel Street in downtown Fairbanks) Saturday, December 13 from 12 to 4 pm. Light refreshments will be served and there will also be crafts for the kids. The day’s schedule will look like this:
- 12 pm – the film “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer”
- 1 pm – a reading of “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”
- 2 pm – 9th Army Band performing holiday favorites
- 3:30 pm – Athabascan fiddle tunes with the Young Fiddlers and Bill Stevens
The Morris Thompson Center is home to the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center, Alaska Geographic, Denakkanaaga and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs.
Communicate with Inside Alaska
December 4, 2008 | Tags: Blogging
Inside Alaska is the official blog of the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau and (we like to think) the official blog of Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. This is where we attempt to post the best and latest information on what’s happening in and around the area.
Blogs are not designed for one-way communication. In fact, each post has a built-in comment area in which anyone came leave a relevant piece of information or a question. Directly below you will see an area for leaving your name, e-mail address, website and comment. Take advantage of it. Let us know what you think.
Today’s question for your comment: What can we do to improve Inside Alaska?
Constantly in Touch with Interior Alaska
December 4, 2008 | Tags: New Features
Things have been busy around the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau over the past few weeks. Much of the latest news has come in bite-size chunks, which were distributed via our Twitter and FriendFeed accounts. So…if ever you arrive on Inside Alaska believing not much is happening, just click on Breaking News above, where your likely to find several updates every day.
First Friday at the Morris Thompson Center
December 3, 2008 | Tags: Alaska Native Culture, Art
First Friday is an art exhibition held in several different venues simultaneously around Fairbanks on the first Friday of every month. Join us for our inaugural First Friday event at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (101 Dunkel Street downtown) this Friday, December 5, from 5 to 8 pm.
- Visit with exhibit mural artist Jan Vriesen.
- View Alaska Native art.
- Visit with building architects about the new structure.
- See story knives showcased by local artist Marty Hintz.
- Browse through the Alaska Geographic bookstore.
The Morris Thompson Center is home to the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center, Alaska Geographic, Denakkanaaga and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs. For more information, please call us at 456-5774 or (800) 327-5774.
Breaking News Page Added
August 1, 2008 | Tags: New Features
The recent addition of an Inside Alaska FriendFeed has given us the opportunity to provide even more up-to-date information on Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. Regular InsideAlaska.org visitors can now click the Breaking News tab above to see the our very latest links, photos and video posted around the web. View the live FriendFeed below to see what we mean:
All Inside Alaska articles are now compiled and presented in one compact format for easy access via FriendFeed at insidealaska.org/breaking-news.
Fairbanks is Social Networking
July 29, 2008 | Tags: New Features
The Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau is always working to help visitors experience the light, energy and warmth of our Interior Alaska home. Buzz words and phrases like blog, social network and RSS feed are only in our vocabulary because they give us opportunities to reach an audience eager to see and hear from Authentic Alaskans.
We offer you a number of new opportunities to keep up with what is happening around Fairbanks and within the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau. You’ve already begun by visiting our official Fairbanks blog, but you can also:
- Subscribe to Inside Alaska via FeedBurner
- Subscribe to Inside Alaska via E-mail
- Visit our Inside Alaska FriendFeed
- Keep up with Inside Alaska on Twitter
Links to some of the most popular social networks are included in every Inside Alaska article (see icons directly below this post). They give you the opportunity to share what you have experienced here with friends and family online.
Subscribe Now
