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.
Christmas in North Pole, Alaska
December 23, 2008 | Tags: Christmas in Ice, North Pole, Video
The guys from Alaska HDTV recently spent some time in the Fairbanks area and have posted a video featuring the Santa Claus House and Christmas in Ice.
North Pole has attracted some other attention recently as well, with this report filed by NBC News. Be sure to check out the official North Pole website for more information on the community, which is just 20 minutes south of Fairbanks.
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.
North Pole Christmas in Ice
December 3, 2008 | Tags: Christmas in Ice, Events, North Pole
Interior Alaska is known for some of the best ice art competition and viewing in the world. For the second year in a row, North Pole is making ice sculpture a centerpiece of their Christmas Festivities with Christmas in Ice 2008.
The Christmas in Ice website announces the following schedule:
Thursday, December 4
- 8:00am – Ice Carving Competition (gates open at 11:00am)
Friday, December 5
- 7:00pm to 9:00pm – Competition Judging
Saturday, December 6
- 10:00am-2:00pm – Kids Carving Challenge
- 12:00pm-2:00pm – Interior Freight Dogs Practice Pull – Free to the Public!
- 3:00pm – Ice Carving Competition Awards Ceremony
- 4:00pm – Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
- 5:00pm – Winter Carnival Fireworks Display at the North Pole Mall
Sunday, December 7
- 2:00pm – Candle Lighting Ceremony at North Pole High School
Saturday, December 13
- 12:00pm-5:00pm – Sponsored by BP! Winter Picnic! FREE Admission to the Ice Park!
Saturday, December 20
- 12:00-4:00 – Interior Freight Dogs Association Competition
Thursday, December 25
- 2:00pm – Family Christmas Celebration with Santa Claus
We interviewed North Pole Mayor Doug Isaacson last year around this time about Christmas in Ice, and are happy to see a bigger and better competition this year!
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.
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