Fairbanks Official Visitors Guide 2008

Fairbanks Area Activities Sled Dog Adventures d Wilderness Enterprises = d PO Box 16075, Two Rivers, AK 99716 Mile 25.9 Chena Hot Springs Rd, Two Rivers (907) 488-7517, Fax: (907) 488-7517 letarte@alaska.net www.wildernessenterprises.com Chena River fishing, float trips. ½-day, fullday, fly-out trips, ice fishing. PO Box 83601, Fairbanks, AK 99708 (907) 479-5090 dogmushing@mosquitonet.com www.sleddogadventures.com Since 1985, exciting dogsled rides, instruction, tours. Arctic gear supplied. Gold Rush/Frontier History Alaskan Prospectors = 504 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99701 (907) 452-7398, Fax: (907) 452-2576 lmadonna@alaska.net www.alaskagoldinformationcenter.com Gold recreation supplies, information, books, minerals. History to present gold. Sun Dog Express Dog Sled Tours = d PO Box 10663, Fairbanks, AK 99710 1540 Hayes St, Fairbanks (907) 479-6983, Fax: (907) 479-6983 sleddog@mosquitonet.com www.mosquitonet.com/~sleddog/ Dog sled with lifelong Alaskans. Winter/ summer tours. Mushing school. Flightseeing/Ballooning Everts Air Alaska =d PO Box 61680, Fairbanks, AK 99706-1680 5525 Airport Industrial Rd, Fairbanks (907) 450-2300, Fax: (907) 450-2363 Toll Free: (800) 434-3488 reservations@evertsair.com, www.evertsair.com Experience Alaska—scheduled flightseeing & charter services available. El Dorado Gold Mine = Fishing/River Excursions 1975 Discovery Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709 Mile 1.3 Elliott Hwy, Fox (907) 479-6673, Fax: (907) 479-4613 Toll Free: (866) 479-6673 reservations@riverboatdiscovery.com www.eldoradogoldmine.com Pan for gold & ride the Tanana Valley Railroad. Visit a permafrost tunnel! (see also Attractions, Guided Tours/Tours/Ticket Outlets) Alaskan Arctic Turtle Tours = d PO Box 60866, Fairbanks, AK 99706 (907) 457-1798, Fax: (907) 456-1798 Toll Free: (888) 456-1798 wildalaska@alaska.net, www.wildalaska.info Wild Alaska lets you enjoy Interior AK rivers. Fishing & scenic tours, minimum 2 hrs or more. See Salcha, Yukon, Charlie & Chena River. 1-2 days camping. Fish for Interior’s world class Arctic grayling & pike+salmon. Customize tour for you; tour guide has 34 yrs exp. in Arctic. (see also Ground/Public Transportation, Guided Tours/Tours/Ticket Outlets, Arctic Neighbors Guided Tours/Tours/Ticket Outlets) Midnight Sun Balloon Tours = PO Box 72087, Fairbanks, AK 99707-2087 (907) 456-3028 sam@alaskaballoontours.com www.alaskaballoontours.com Take pictures of moose from a bird’s-eye view! Pins and t-shirts available. Friends of the Tanana Valley Railroad, Inc. = PO Box 84498, Fairbanks, AK 99708 Pioneer Park, Fairbanks (907) 459-7421, Fax: (907) 459-1199 ftvrr.inc@gmail.com, www.ftvrr.org Friends of the Tanana Valley Railroad. Operates TVRR Museum/Steam Engine #1. Northern Alaska Tour Company = d PO Box 82991, Fairbanks, AK 99708-2991 (907) 474-8600, Fax: (907) 474-4767 Toll Free: (800) 474-1986 adventure@northernalaska.com www.northernalaska.com Cross the Arctic Circle by air. Experience the Brooks Mountain Range. (see also Aurora Viewing, Guided Tours/Tours/Ticket Outlets, Arctic Neighbors - Guided Tours/Tours/Ticket Outlets) Gold Dredge No. 8 = Arctic Grayling Guide Service/ Wilderness Fishing, Inc. = PO Box 83707, Fairbanks, AK 99708-3707 (907) 479-0479 guide@wildernessfishing.com www.wildernessf ishing.com Guided and unguided trips for Arctic grayling and salmon. Cabins available. 1755 Old Steese Hwy N, Fairbanks, AK 997121014 (907) 457-6058, Fax: (907) 457-8888 kwilkinson@HollandAmerica.com www.GoldDredgeNo8.com Daily tours, gold panning and lunch. National Historic District. (see also Attractions) Talkeetna Aero Services McKinley Flight Tours = d PO Box 433, Talkeetna, AK 99676 Talkeetna, Denali & Fairbanks Airports (907) 733-2899, Fax: (907) 733-2499 Toll Free: (888) 733-2899 talkaero@alaska.net, www.talkeetnaaero.com Summit McKinley! Flightseeing tours from Denali Park, Talkeetna & Fairbanks. (see also Denali Neighbors - Flightseeing/Ballooning) Tanana Yukon Historical Society = d PO Box 71336, Fairbanks, AK 99707-1336 535 2nd Ave, Ste 201, Fairbanks (907) 457-6165, Fax: (907) 457-6165 tyhs@ptialaska.net, www.tyhsonline.org Committed to educate, advocate & preserve the cultural heritage of Fairbanks. Marina Air, Inc. /Fly-In Fishing = 1195 Shypoke Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709 (907) 479-5684 marinair@polarnet.com www.akpikef ishing.com Fly-in fishing to wilderness lakes. Rates from $170, cabin included. May-Oct. Golf/Tennis Fairbanks Tennis Association =d PO Box 73993, Fairbanks, AK 99707 (907) 455-4301, Fax: (907) 452-8338 info@fairbankstennis.org www.fairbankstennis.org FTA offers low cost community tennis including summer & school programs. Circle 6 on Reader Response Card = Open summer only, d Open winter only, =d Open year-round. Accessible as defined by individual businesses 33 http://www.sleddogadventures.com http://www.wildernessenterprises.com http://www.alaskagoldinformationcenter.com http://www.mosquitonet.com/~sleddog/ http://www.eldoradogoldmine.com http://www.evertsair.com http://www.alaskaballoontours.com http://www.wildalaska.info http://www.ftvrr.org http://www.northernalaska.com http://www.GoldDredgeNo8.com http://www.wildernessfishing.com http://www.tyhsonline.org http://www.talkeetnaaero.com http://www.akpikefishing.com http://www.fairbankstennis.org http://www.alaskaballoontours.com http://www.arctictreks.com http://www.alaskaballoontours.com http://www.arctictreks.com

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Contents Fairbanks Native Culture Gold Last Frontier Winter Lifestyles Tours Gateway to the Interior & the Arctic Art Around Town Itineraries Family Fun Calendar of Events Fairbanks Denali Neighbors Interior Neighbors "Into the Wild" Alaskan Neighbors Arctic Neighbors Travel Tips Mapping It Out Business Index Who To Call

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