Santa’s Sleigh, New Fairbanks Guide, More on Twitter

December 14, 2009 | Tags: , , ,

Aurora display just north of Fairbanks. Photo: Yvonne Bennett

The past seven days have been very active week on Twitter and Facebook. These are some of our most popular posts:

  1. Santa’s sleigh lives at the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/K31A
  2. Great photo: ‘Fairbanks Fire Station at night’ – http://ow.ly/KJiT
  3. Just posted our brand new 2010 Visitors Guide. Twitter and Facebook friends are the first to have a look: http://ow.ly/K509
  4. What’s new around the Fairbanks CVB? We have an awesome new Facebook fan page: http://ow.ly/L3yK
  5. Great sunrise photo taken near North Pole, Alaska earlier this month: http://ow.ly/KJfz
  6. Be sure to check out Christmas in Ice, North Pole this year: http://ow.ly/L2Uf
  7. Planning on coming to Fairbanks? Check our daily vacancy list for accommodations: http://ow.ly/L2nJ

If you come across a Fairbanks, Denali, Interior or Arctic Alaska link you think we should share, let us know. Links to great photos, videos and articles from our area are top on the list. We also send links to Fairbanks events and travel deals.

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12/11: Holiday Open House, New Site, Facebook Page

December 11, 2009 | Tags: , , ,

Bishop Gordon's plane being hoisted into place.

The report today focuses on our Holiday Open House being held tomorrow, but we also mention our new website and promote our Facebook page. And…we give you the explanation behind the photo you see above. Check out all of this by listening or downloading the update below.

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Online Version: 2010 Fairbanks Visitors Guide

December 9, 2009 | Tags:

We are really excited to announce the release of the online version of our 2010 Fairbanks Visitors Guide. The printed version of the guide should be here before Christmas, visit our homepage request your free copy. Right now you can browse the embedded guide below and be sure to click in the center for a full-screen view. When you do you may zoom in on the text with one more click.

If you are in full-screen mode you can view thumbnails of the pages or print by moving your cursor to the top, where a menu will automatically appear. Links within the guide can also be clicked to visit websites or send e-mails.

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Big on Twitter this Week: Denali, AKRR, Lance Mackey

December 4, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,

A recent sunset sky around Fairbanks.

Lots of cool stuff to share on Twitter over the past few days. Be sure to click the ‘most clicked’ #2 this week, which contains a fantastic series of photos taken recently in Fairbanks, including aurora images and great pictures of a fox.

  1. Cool photo of an Alaska Railroad car at Denali Park: http://ow.ly/HeDH
  2. An awesome series of Fairbanks photos: ‘Thanksgiving Day – Gratitude in Photographs’ – http://ow.ly/HloT
  3. Dog mushing video captured a few days ago near Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/HeSF Gives you an authentic on-sled perspective.
  4. Fairbanks musher ‘Lance Mackey leads Alaska Sports Hall of Fame inductees’ – http://ow.ly/HlTN
  5. Art on display in Fairbanks: ‘First Friday draws new venues for the holidays’ – http://ow.ly/ICfm
  6. Jamaican dog musher training for the Iditarod with our very own Lance Mackey: http://ow.ly/HCRL
  7. It’s another Iditarod try for three time and reigning champion @LanceMackey – http://ow.ly/IFKY

Many of these links were posted on Facebook page too. Become a fan for regular updates.

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