A child plays with an ice sculpture in Fairbanks. Photo courtesy of State of Alaska Tourism / Robin Hood. What better way to celebrate the magic of the holiday season than to visit the home of Santa Claus himself. Every year the city of North Pole, a 15-minute drive…
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Friends enjoy nordic skiing on the Jim Whisenhant Cross Country Ski Trail system at Birch Hill Recreation Area in Fairbanks. Photo courtesy State of Alaska Tourism / Matt Hage. Fairbanks offers great wintertime fun and outdoor recreation. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite outdoor activities for you to…
Read MoreThe crew heads to the field to pick potatoes. Photo by Clark James Mishler. On a sunny fall day in late September, members of the Anchorage East Rotary Club and their friends boarded a Princess motor coach and headed north from Anchorage to Palmer to spend…
Chefs from across Fairbanks are putting their best soups forward for the second annual Soup Off, a benefit for the Breadline’s Stone Soup Café. Chefs from local restaurants and cafés craft their finest soups and gather at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge to be judged by the…
Actress Drew Barrymore in a scene from ‘Big Miracle’ In October 1988, three gray whales trapped by sea ice in the Beaufort Sea near Point Barrow started a three week rescue mission that included the United States and Soviet governments. The rescue became known as “Operation Breakthrough” and reporters…
Fall in Alaska. Photo courtesy State of Alaska Tourism / Frank Flavin Fall in Alaska provides beautiful scenery of gold and red colored mountains, cool crisp weather perfect for hiking, and plenty of wildlife on the move. Bull moose head down to the valleys, and bears fatten up in…
Alaska’s days might be getting shorter, but there’s still plenty to do – especially in the Golden Heart City. Here’s a look at some fall activities in Fairbanks. Fort Wainwright Holly Days Bazaar Hosted by the Community Spouses Club this annual event features local artisans handcrafted goods. Get a head…
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Joe Kishazy takes a pie in the face from Colin Burrows / Photo courtesy Princess Lodges The Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge hosted its annual benefit for the Copper River Emergency Medical Services on Aug. 18. The Pie in the Face event encouraged lodge staff to purchase pies…
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Georgeson Botanical Garden / Photo courtesy State of Alaska Tourism / Kristen Kemmerling To get a better idea of what activities are popular from the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge, we spoke with administrative assistant Codie Villalobos. Villalobos said she recommends the University of Alaska…
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