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All year long, Fairbanks sets the stage for a variety of classic and contemporary art, theatre and music events and exhibitions. In the fall, as local organizations roll out their respective seasons,...

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...

Photo by Sherman Hogue/Explore Fairbanks Head’s up while you are in Fairbanks as the sky is a canvas for miraculous things any time of year. From April 22 through August 20, the time period hailed as...

Photo by Amy Johnson/amyjacqjohnson December 21, Winter Solstice, is a celebrated day in the far north. Locals watch as the low-hanging winter sun briefly rises, clings to the horizon and sets a mere...

Spend a Fairbanks summer day with local vendors and farmers. I will admit that it was my firstborn who really knew what he was talking about at only eight years old. Years ago, when he and his then...

A community tradition since 1952 Each summer in mid-July, Fairbanks celebrates its golden roots with a truly authentic Alaskan celebration, Golden Days. During the weeklong festival, presented by...

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...

Seasons are changing, and in Fairbanks, we embrace the swift shift into Spring with open arms. More and more light everyday, clear aurora-filled skies at night, melting snow and ice, and daily...

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...

The sun makes its way across the Alaska Range during Winter Solstice 2012. Photo: Todd Paris courtesy of University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, a community in the middle of Alaska less than 140...