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Category - Sports & Outdoor Recreation

A Visit to St. Nicholas

Thursday, December 8, 2022 by Eve Elfstrom

Growing up as a little elf in Mount Dora, Florida, just as visions of sugar plums danced in my head so did a visit to meet Santa Claus. My parents told me stories of a land that seemed so far away...

2022-23 Winter Guide Now Available

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 by Explore Fairbanks

Explore Fairbanks presents the Official 2021-2022 Fairbanks Winter Guide—a free 24 -page, full-color booklet highlighting the many activities, attractions, events and adventures that await during...

Winter takes center stage for five full months in Fairbanks, Alaska, and offers a plethora of extraordinary things to do. Mush a team of huskies? Check. Snowshoe through a winter wonderland? Check....

Explore Fairbanks presents the Official 2021-2022 Fairbanks Winter Guide—a free 24 -page, full-color booklet highlighting the many activities, attractions, events and adventures that await during...

At the top of the world in the Yukon and Alaska wilderness, an incredible winter sports event takes place every February: the Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race. Covering 1,000 miles...

Photo by Frank Stelges/Aurora Bear Photography School A prime attraction for visitors to Alaska is the opportunity to view some of the most beautiful animals in the world, and when you ask a local...

When the University of Alaska Fairbanks ski coach Jim Mahaffey tasked two of his athletes, Nat Goodhue and Gail Bakken, with laying out a 26.2-mile trail in 1963, the concept was novel: fewer than 20...

Photo: Joe Wilinski Sunsets and sunrises in Fairbanks, Alaska, perched way up North on the 65 th parallel, are in a class all of their own. June 21st, 0:00 midnight-sun solstice seen from our...

Honking overhead and sweet songs at the break of dawn can only mean one thing - It's Springtime in Fairbanks, Alaska! In the Spring, Fairbanks becomes a birder's paradise thanks to migratory routes,...

Snowmachines. Snowmobiles. Sno-Gos, Sleds or Snow-Flyers. Whatever you happen to call them, two annual Fairbanks events, the Iron Dog and the Fairbanks Tired Iron, do a great job of highlighting how...