June 18 - 24, 2024
We were so ready for our weeklong stop in Fairbanks, AK. At the end of the week though we still hadn't seen all that we had originally thought. We never made it to Chula Hot Springs or the Arctic Circle. Sometimes its good to just relax instead of trying to see and do everything. We still managed to enjoy a few of the area attractions.
We toured a gold dredge and did a little panning for gold. Gold Dredge 8, located just a few minutes from town, provided a couple of hours of entertainment as well as informative narrative by a retired history teacher on the Alaska gold rush and the Alaska pipeline.
In the downtown area we spent a couple of hours roaming Pioneer Park, the Midnight Sun Festival, and a few gift shops. When it got too warm, we headed to the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. It was very nicely done with vintage clothing to match the time period of the cars. "Vintage threads and treads" reads one of their t-shirts.
We had a blast at the Goldpanners Midnight Sun baseball game. The game starts at 10:00 p.m. and it was around 1:00 a.m. when we got home. The game is played entirely by natural sunlight. It did get a dusky though, and I imagine the players would have preferred a little help in the light department. Harold snagged a foul ball when it came rolling under the fence. What fun!
What's the best thing about Fairbanks? Per Harold it was the short rest! With the auto museum and moose sightings not far behind.
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| Gold Dredge 8 |
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| Panning for gold |
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| Operating levers |
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| Alaska pipeline |
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| Hop on in |
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| 1927 Lincoln |
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| 1933 Auburn |
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| Midnight at the Goldpanners game |
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