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Fairbanks
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| April 26th | 10 a.m .to 4 p.m. | (household) |
| April 29th | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | (corporate) |
| April 29th | 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | (household |
Fees: There is a per item fee to cover cost of recycling, ranging from none to $25 – depending on the size of the item and type of electronic device. See list below. See list below.
Special Notice: Please do not leave items next to the trailer if personnel are not there. Contact us and we will be happy to help you properly dispose of your items.
Large load discount: Truckloads will be charged a discounted rate of 35 cents per pound. You must have your load weighed and the weight documented before delivery.
Attention Non-Profit Agencies
Thanks to the Rasmuson Foundation, Alaskan non-profit organizations will be able
to recycle their electronic waste at a reduced price for the next three years.
The discount is available for 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organizations with
budgets of less than $3 million. For more information please call 452-4152.
Call Interior Alaska Green Star, 452-4152, or visit their webpage for more information and a complete list of items and their cost (note - some are free!).
Georgeson Botanical Garden Society Membership Meeting (4/30/08) Those interested in joining this group dedicated to supporting the GBG are welcome to come! 7 p.m. at the Noel Wien Library.
University of Alaska Events are so numerous (especially in summer) that we are now referring you to their calendar. Go to their website and click on the event tab. Choose your month.
We have removed the dates, but left a list of just a few of the films they have, to give you an idea of the variety. Contact them for the latest viewing schedule, which in the past has been noon and 2 p.m. They show films year 'round.
Alaska Portrait (40 min)
Angling Alaska: Ice Fishing for Rainbow Trout (30 min)
A Pioneer Family in Alaska (40 min)
At the Time of Whaling (40 min)
Chain of Life: The Aleutian Islands (30 min)
Cranes of the Grey Wind (50 min)
Humpback Whales (60 min)
Land of the Eagle: The First and Last Frontier (60 min)
Loons of Amisk (15 min)
Nanook of the North (55 min)
One Man’s Alaska (25 min)
Return of the King (30 min)
Season of the Sled Dog (60 min)
The Bear Stands Up (30 min)
Winning the Avalanche Game (60 min)
Women of the Alaska Territory: An Oral History (25 min)
Yukon Passage (60 min)
Yukon Quest: Challenge of the North (50 min)
CLOSED Sunday and Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest Fundraising Party (5/4/07) 8:30 pm, UAF PUB . The Fairbanks Folk Fest kicks off with a Summer Folk Fest Fundraising Event with live music and festivities starting at 8pm. Must be 21 years or older.
Walk for Charity (5/4/07) The annual Alaska Visitor Industry Walk for Charity begins at 6 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church Parking Lot. The minimum registration fee for adults is $25, and $15 for children 6-12 if you register by April 30. Register late, and there is an additional $5 fee. "Often referred to as “the 3k graze,” the Walk for Charity is the only walk in Fairbanks where you may gain weight! Fabulous food vendors dot the 3k course that begins at the Immaculate Conception Church Parking Lot and then winds through downtown Fairbanks to finish at the Golden Heart Plaza for the grand finale—Celebration Station— featuring yummy desserts, live music, games, prizes and much, much more." Call 456-4937 for a registration packet.
26th Annual Chena River Run (5/5/07) 9 a.m. Running Club North, 5K Wood River Elementary School to the Princess Hotel. Williams Cup Series event # 1. Mostly flat point-to-point course, through University West and over the Chena River bridge, on local roads, bike paths, & sidewalks . Sponsored by Downtown Rotary. Advance registration; Entry Fee: Adults - $15 (through April 26), $20 (late), $25 (race day); Youth 12 & under - $10 (through April 26), $20 (late), $25 (race day); Information Hotline, (907) 452-6046. Cathy Allen, (907) 456-7888, Terry Strle, (907) 452-7211 ext 22.
The Great Clean-up (5/5/07) When all Fairbanks turns out to pick up and clean up the public roadsides.
Eleventh Annual Women of Distinction Awards Banquet (5/10/07) Farthest North Girl Scout Council and BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. will honor four outstanding Fairbanks women, in the Westmark Gold Room. Includes a silent auction. Hotel, tickets are $75. Sponsorships and tickets: 456-4782. Grand prize of two tickets on Alaska Airlines to be given away. We found no time listed on their website.
Tanana Valley Farmers Market (5/12/07) In its new location west of the fairgrounds at College and Caribou Way, the market features handicrafts, locally made gifts, food and bedding plants as well as the usual locally grown produce. The season opening may be marked with special events, musical performances, cooking, and nutritional demonstrations, and more. Then for the rest of the summer, it will be open Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Information: (907) 456-FARM (3276).
Northern Voices Series: (5/10/07) 7 p.m. @ the Noel Wein Library. Cultural Anthropologist, author, and radio host Richard Nelson is the author of a number of popular books including The Island Within and Make Prayers to the Raven. Nelson served as the Alaska State Writer in 1999-2001.
Upper Tanana Migratory Bird Festival (5/14,15/06) Celebrate the spring bird migration through the Tanana Valley at the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge near Tok, Alaska. Annual Upper Tanana Migratory Bird Festival: Saturday is a full day of activities with bird watching field trips, a bird banding demonstration, live bird programs, and special conservation presentations. Most of the events will be at the Tok Mainstreet Visitor Center or Tok Memorial Park, except for the bird banding demonstration at Tok Fairgrounds. This festival is being organized to raise the awareness of bird conservation and encourage local communities’ participation in the Arts. Sponsoring organizations include Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, Tok Chamber of Commerce, Tok Community Umbrella Corporation, Tok School, and Alaska Gateway After-School Programs. For more festival information contact Heather Johnson at Tetlin Refuge Office 883-9417. For more information visit Tetlin NWR website.
2007 Farthest North Birdathon (5/12/07 - 6/10/07) A birdathon is like a walkathon. Instead of logging miles, participants log bird species. Anyone can participate, even if you can't tell a chickadee from a chicken! It's a great way to raise crucial funding for the Arctic Audubon Society and Alaska Bird Observatory. The money you raise helps fund scientific research, environmental education, and bird conservation projects. There are also prizes. For every $50 you raise your name will be entered in a drawing for two round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines (good for any Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air destinations, including Mexico!). For every $250 raised, your name goes in a drawing for a pair of Zeiss Victory II 8x40 binoculars. Other prizes and honorary mentions will also be awarded through random drawings and in several categories, including:
 | Most Money Raised (Adult, Youth, and Team) |
| Best Team Name |
| Most Species Seen |
| Rarest Bird Seen |
| Most Species Seen without using Gasoline |
| Best Birdathon Story |
| Farthest East/North/South/West Teams |
| Youngest Counter |
| Most Species Seen without Leaving the Fairbanks North Star Borough |
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Join an Arctic Audubon Society Field Trip (5/12/07) Shorebird Identification. Everyone is welcome on this Fairbanks excursion that meets at 9 a.m. in the Creamer's Farmhouse parking lot. Call Tom Green at 452-6370 for more information.
UAF Commencement (5/13/07) at 1:20 pm. Carlson Center, 2010 2nd Ave. Free Seating is open to the public beginning at noon; tickets are not required.
Opening of Alaska Salmon Bake/Palace Theatre & Saloon (5/18/06), will close September 19.
Golden Heart Revue (5/18-9/19/06) At the Palace Theatre & Saloon, Alaskaland. Shows daily at 8:15 p.m. $13 adults with Alaska driver's license, otherwise $14. $7.50 for children under 12. Reservations: (907) 452-5960.
"Service with a Smile" (5/18/-9/1/06) at Malamute Saloon in Ester Gold Camp. Performed nightly by professional cast and featuring poetry of Robert Service, the "Bard of the North." Shows daily 9 p.m. Possible 7 p.m. showing added in July for Wednesdays through Saturdays. $15 adults, $7.50 for children under 12. Reservations: (907) 479-2500.
Crown of Lights Northern Lights Show (5/18/-9/1/06) at the Firehouse Theatre in Ester. Shows daily 6:45 & 7:45 p.m. Reservations: Adults $8, Children 3-12 $4 (907) 479-2500. This is a special-effects slide show featuring photos of the northern lights set to symphonic music.
Hospitality House Run for Children (5/19/07). 5 k race starting at the UAF Patty Center. 10 a.m. Contacts Ty Tigner, 907-456-6445 or Susan Burrows, 907-456-6445. Entry fee of $15 includes T-shirt, for first 100 entrants. Contact race directors for course information - flat and fast course, they say.
Guided Birdathon (Adults) (5/19/07) - Join Dr. Susan Sharbaugh, ABO's senior biologist, for a guided day of birding on May 19. We'll start at Creamer's Refuge at 7 AM and visit several local birding hotspots. Plan on seeing at least 60 different species. Requires a minimum of $60 in pledges (or just pay that fee). Please pre-register by noon on May 18 by calling 451-7159.
Arctic Audubon Society Field Trip (5/19/07) Birding by Ear . Everyone is welcome on this Fairbanks excursion that meets at 9 a.m. in the Creamer's Farmhouse parking lot. Call Tom Green at 452-6370 for more information.
UAF Georgeson Botanical Garden Plant Sale (5/19/07). 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (or until sold out), UAF West Tanana Drive (Visitor Center, UAF Farm). House plants, baskets, flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetables, herbs. (907) 474-6921.
North Pole Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center open. Hours were 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily till 5/31?. Some years ago, on June 1 hours increased to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information (907) 488-2242.
American Heart Walk (5/21/05)
10 am (Registration at 9 am) Veteran's Memorial Park on Cushman
Street. It is a fun, non-competitive walking event designed to
promote walking as a heart healthy exercise and raise funds to
support the American Heart Association and it's research. Admission:
Pledges. The Heart Walk, which features a one-mile or a three-mile
walk, is sponsored by ConocoPhillips and Fairbanks Memorial
Hospital/Denali Center.
http://www.heartwalk.kintera.org (907) 456-3659
Guided Walk at Creamer's Refuge - (5/23/07) Take a leisurely stroll with Sherry Lewis of the Arctic Audubon Society on May 23 starting at 7 PM. Sherry is a former president of Arctic Audubon and has birded around Fairbanks and Alaska for many years. $5 minimum donation requested. Call 451-7159 to register.
Roger Kaye (5/23/07) Discovering Alaska - A Summer Lecture Series: Roger Kaye, pilot and author of Last Great Wilderness, a chronicle of Olaus and Margaret Murie and their compatriots' fight for the protection of the Arctic Refuge will talk about his experiences in Alaska and how they have shaped his environmental view. Series presented by UAF Summer Sessions and the Northern Alaska Environmental Center's Northern Voices Program, in cooperation with the UAF Center for Research Services, the International Arctic Research Center, and the University of Alaska Geography Program. Admission is free.
Third Annual FRA City Sampler (5/24/07) Westmark Gold Room, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sample cuisine from Fairbanks' finest restaurants, with live music. $30. Fundraiser for Fairbanks Resource Agency.
Guided Walk to Smith Lake - (5/26/07) Take a leisurely stroll with Gail Mayo on May 26 starting at 9 AM. Gail is the president of Arctic Audubon Society and has lived and birded in Fairbanks for several decades. She is a fascinating person to know and you'll love taking a nature walk with her! $5 minimum donation requested. Call 451-7159 to register.
Hospice Plant Sale (5/26/07) 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location this year and from now one, will be on their own property at the corner of Turner and 17th. The greenhouse arrived March 27, was put on a foundation, and will be accepting plants in the weeks before the sale.
Buffalo Wallow Dance (5/29/06) in Delta Junction. Annual square and round dance featuring hundreds of square dancers from Alaska, Canada, and the Lower 49 states. Information, (907) 488-0939 or (907) 895-5068.
Anne Hanley (5/30/07) Discovering Alaska - A Summer Lecture Series: Anne Hanley, Alaska Writer Laureate for 2002-2004, reflects on her 2006 experiences in Katmai National Park and Preserve. Series presented by UAF Summer Sessions and the Northern Alaska Environmental Center's Northern Voices Program, in cooperation with the UAF Center for Research Services, the International Arctic Research Center, and the University of Alaska Geography Program. Admission is free.
After the Wallow Dance (5/30/07) Santa's Swingers, 8-10 p.m., Pioneer Park Dance Center, cuers Gary & Bev Kersey, admission is $5-7. Information: ( (907) 474-0679.
University of Alaska Events are so numerous (especially in summer) that we are now referring you to their calendar. Go to their website and click on the event tab. Choose your month.
See On a Shoestring for local free tours through August, 2003.
We have removed the dates, but left a list of just a few of the films they have, to give you an idea of the variety. Contact them for the latest viewing schedule, which in the past has been noon and 2 p.m. They show films year 'round.
Alaska Portrait (40 min)
Angling Alaska: Ice Fishing for Rainbow Trout (30 min)
A Pioneer Family in Alaska (40 min)
At the Time of Whaling (40 min)
Chain of Life: The Aleutian Islands (30 min)
Cranes of the Grey Wind (50 min)
Humpback Whales (60 min)
Land of the Eagle: The First and Last Frontier (60 min)
Loons of Amisk (15 min)
Nanook of the North (55 min)
One Man’s Alaska (25 min)
Return of the King (30 min)
Season of the Sled Dog (60 min)
The Bear Stands Up (30 min)
Winning the Avalanche Game (60 min)
Women of the Alaska Territory: An Oral History (25 min)
Yukon Passage (60 min)
Yukon Quest: Challenge of the North (50 min)
CLOSED Sunday and Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Golden Heart Revue (5/18-9/19/06) At the Palace Theatre & Saloon, Alaskaland. Shows daily at 8:15 p.m. $13 adults with Alaska driver's license, otherwise $14. $7.50 for children under 12. Reservations: (907) 452-5960.
"Service with a Smile" Malamute Saloon in Ester Gold Camp. Performed nightly by professional cast and featuring poetry of Robert Service, the "Bard of the North." Shows daily 9 p.m. Possible 7 p.m. showing added in July for Wednesdays through Saturdays. $15 adults, $7.50 for children under 12. Reservations: (907) 479-2500.
Crown of Lights Northern Lights Show End of season at the Firehouse Theatre in Ester. Shows daily 6:45 & 7:45 p.m. Reservations: Adults $8, Children 3-12 $4 (907) 479-2500. This is a special-effects slide show featuring photos of the northern lights set to symphonic music.
"Looking North'' Exhibit at the University of Alaska Museum, showcasing Alaska Native, historical and contemporary art from 200 BC to present. Information: (907) 474-7505.
Golden Heart Plaza Concerts are scheduled for June, 7-8 p.m. every Wednesday night, weather permitting, featuring the Fairbanks Community Band and other local musicians. Golden Heart Plaza is next to the Visitor Center log cabin on First Avenue. Admission is free. For more information, see our Music and Dance Calendar.
"Winter," (6/1-8/31/07), 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily in the Arnold Espe Auditorium, UAF Museum of the North. $7 general admission; group and youth discounts may apply. Offered for the first time in 2007, "Winter" gives visitors insight into our longest season. Learn about the season's natural phenomena, adaptations to life in the cold and the activities that sustain Alaskans through winter into spring.(907) 474-7505.
"Dynamic Aurora" 6/1/04-8/31/07) 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily in the Arnold Espe Auditorium. $7 general admission; group and youth discounts may apply. Dynamic Aurora captures the beauty of northern lights and explains this high-latitude phenomena from scientific and cultural perspectives. The 50-minute multimedia presentation features high-speed video, digital animations and hands-on demonstrations. Presented in partnership with the UAF Geophysical Institute. This is also now presented in the winter, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. (907) 474-7505.
Nenana River Daze, 6/7,8/08) held in Nenana, (about 60 miles from Fairbanks, take the Parks Highway). Features riverbank events (contests, food, arts & crafts, and a parade.). Kick off party is usually 6pm -12 Midnight. Carnival and parade at noon Saturday. Lots of activities for the whole family.
Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest, Kids Mini Fest, & Music Jamboree (6/9/07) 2pm - 10:30pm Pioneer Park. The Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest & Kids Mini-Folk Fest & Music Jamboree will take place at the Pioneer Park, located on Airport Way. Enjoy an entire day of entertainment in a comfortable, family setting that is FREE of admission charge! Check their website for the line-up of acts.
TOTE Family Fun Fest (6/7/08) University of Alaska Museum , 12-4 p.m., hands-on activities, entertainment, & refreshments for kids of all ages under the big top tent behind the museum, then exploring the Gallery of Alaska in a scavenger hunt. Activities include the salmon migration obstacle course, so popular many children run it 10 or 15 times! Very popular also is dissecting a regurgitated owl pellet and piecing together the tiny skeleton of a vole or mouse inside! Kids 6 and under Free, Youth 7-17 $3, and Adults $5. Proceeds benefit the Museum Expansion Campaign. Information and reservations: 474-7505.
Santa's Garden Market in North Pole. Locally grown produce & crafts. Hours 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Fridays only throughout summner and fall. Carr's-Key Bank parking lot. Information (907) 488-2242.
Saturday Market (TBA) runs until Aug. weather permitting, but it was cancelled in 1998. Normally, it is held downtown between 1st and 2nd Avenues and features products either grown or made in Alaska only. Hours were 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, of course.
March for Jesus (6/12/06)- We have not been given this year's date)
This is an annual state-wide march begun in conjunction with Jesus Day 2000. Area religious groups marched through downtown Fairbanks in the evening in 2002. This was the second largest annual parade in Fairbanks (Golden Days Parade is first). 2000's attracted 3,000 people. The route ended at Bicentennial park for a huge celebration, including a clown ministry. The events began long before the 6 pm starting time, however.
The theme in 2001 was "A day on earth as it is in Heaven - No child goes hungry, no child goes fatherless, and no one stands alone." In keeping with the theme, throughout the day churches did acts of kindness in the community. Plans include:
working at the blood bank, the rescue mission, and the food bank. Flowers were delivered to all the patients in the hospital. Church volunteers will be going through the downtown area picking up litter, shoveling gravel, and in general, sprucing up the town. The 2002 event included a March for Jesus inside the jail. A local priest facilitated the 3 separate marches that were required there.
The one mile 2002 March for Jesus in North Pope was in conjunction with North Pole's "Celebration." and took place at 3 pm, immediately following the Summer Fest Parade. Marchers met at Terry Miller Park and returned there for a concert of junior high and high school level bands.
The same day saw marches in Healy, Nenana, Delta, Minto, Tok, Tanana, Anchorage, and Gold King (the tiny trapping and mining settlement -population 14 - off the road to Anderson, that was the smallest community registered worldwide.). For more info on how to get involved, contact (907) 488-9126 or 372-1161.
International Arctic Research Center Tour (6/12/06) 3 p.m. in the lobby of the International Arctic Research Center (adjacent to the Elvey Building, UAF Campus). (907) 474-7558.
UAF Geophysical Institute Tour (6/12/06) 2 p.m. room 214 Elvey Building, UAF Campus. (907) 474-7558.
Pets & People Day (6/14/06) Noon to 4 p.m. at Tanana Valley Fairgrounds - Borealis Pavilion. Admission $1.50 per person/$5 per family. Companions Inc. 19th Annual Fund-raiser. Demonstrations & exhibits of animals & people together. Diana Lecorchick (907) 457-4312, or Linda Bruemmer (907) 456-7580.
UAF Summer Fine Arts Music Camp (6/8-21/08) Visual & performing arts camp for junior and senior high school students. UAF Campus northwest of Fairbanks. (907) 474-6837 .An intensive two week program of music education for students in grades 6 through 12 on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus
Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest (6/9/07) . Music from a variety of Alaska musicians. Pioneer Park. Enjoy an entire day of entertainment in a comfortable, family setting. Free. http://acousticadventures.com.
Great Alaskan Foodstock (6/22-24/07) A fundraiser for the Fairbanks Rescue Mission. Begins at 4 p.m. and goes till closing, at the Howling Dog Saloon in Fox. Admission is $5 or 5 cans of food. This fundraiser put on annually by volunteers is very eclectic, featuring swing, jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass. The 2007 lineup includes 32 performers playing on two stages. The indoor stage closes when the saloon closed, the outdoor one stays open till midnight. Plenty of food and craft vendors scattered throughout the area, with an auction of donated items to benefit the Rescue Mission. Performances are more than bands - they include belly dancers, comedians and jugglers. Space for craft vendors available - call Jay Hill at 452-2524 to reserve a space.
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race "Dawg Gone Canoe Race." (6/19/06). Graehl Landing, time TBA. Lasts 1˝ hours. Fun race with a minimum requirement in the canoe of two people and a dog (or something alive that resembles a dog!) (907) 452-7954.
Midnight Sun Square & Round Dances (June 2008). Local square and round dancers celebrate the Midnight Sun with square and round dances at the Alaskaland Dance Center at Alaskaland. Santa's Swingers sponsor the dance. Normally, the evening dance is from 7:30 to 9:30, but we think this one is 9:30 PM till 12:30, and is mostly mainstream with dancers dancing outside under the Midnight Sun. Square dance attire is not required. Admission $5 each night. (907) 479-4522. See below for more information. More information.
Midnight Sun Dance (6/21/08) Santa's Square Dancers; Pioneer Park Dance Hall. Information: 474-4312. See above.
Tour of Poker Flat Research Range (6/20/06) This tour takes place at 1:30 p.m. Follow link for more information.
Chatanika Music Festival. (TBA). This largest of any interior music event features 20 to 30 bands at Chatanika Gold Camp, Mile 27.5 Steese Highway. Included are food & beverage vendors, cabins & campsites available. (907) 389-2414.
Midnight Sun Baseball Game-(6/21/08) The Alaska Goldpanners baseball team, which has produced several major league players, play the night game without artificial lights, beginning at 10:30 p.m. at Growden Memorial Park (corner of Second Avenue and Wilbur Street.) Their opponents are San Diego Oceanside Waves. http://www.goldpanners.com
Salcha Fair (6/27-20/08) Solstice weekend, gates open at noon, admission is $2 per person or $5 per family. (907) 488-6420 or morym@ak.net. More information at http://www.salcha.org
Midnight Sun Festival-(6/21/08). Celebrating the longest day of the year noon to midnight with live music, shopping, art, crafts, special entertainment, dancing, games, and a downtown street fair. Many stores stay open until midnight. Organizers claim an estimated 20,000 participated in 1997. We find that hard to swallow, but it is still a big event and worth joining in. Sponsored by the Downtown Association/Main Street. (907) 452-8671
Knit-a-thon (6/27/08) From 5 - 9 p.m. at The Stash. Open to all those who would like to help out the Interior Cancer Association... And provide people with soft, warm hats as they are going through chemotherapy. Can't knit? That's okay, crochet is fine too! Can't make the Knit-a-thon? That's okay... They will be accepting handmade 'soft' hats through July 11th. Call or come by The Stash for more information!
UAF Summer Fine Arts Music Camp (6/8-21/08) Visual & performing arts camp for junior and senior high school students. UAF Campus northwest of Fairbanks. (907) 474-6837 .An intensive two week program of music education for students in grades 6 through 12 on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus
Midnight Sun Fun Run-(6/21/08).
(25th Annual 10K run/walk) Beginning at 10 p.m., this race is run under the Midnight Sun (usually
the third Saturday in June) starting at 10 p.m. at the University of Alaska, winding
through residential areas, on a mostly flat course on local roads and bike paths and
ending at Pioneer Park (formerly Alaskaland). The 10K race draws thousands of runners, walkers and costume-
wearers,
and bills itself as the "farthest north 10K run". You
can register right up to race time, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the UAF Patty
Center. Race day registration is $30. More
information can be found at
Running Club
North's website or download entry info at
http://www.midnightsunrun.org . Meet at the UAF Patty Center. Sponsored by
lots of businesses and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, this is a Williams Cup Series event #2. (907)
452-7211. Boy Scouts of America 907-452-1976. Tentative Entry Fees, June
17 - June 22, Everyone $15; Race Day, 4 p.m.-10 p.m. $30. T-shirts for
all entrants Proceeds from the race benefit United Way of the Tanana Valley and local student athletes through scholarships.
Info above is mainly from the 2006 race, so consult their site for
the latest in costs, route, and times.
[Photo of Midnight Sun Fun Run was
taken at 11 p.m. by
photographer Julie Coghill,
reprinted here with permission.]
Yukon 800 Marathon ( 6/21,22/08). This high speed 800 mile riverboat race departs from Pike's Landing in Fairbanks at 11 a.m. and pauses in Galena (by way of the Chena, Tanana, and Yukon rivers). Racers overnight in Galena, leaving at 6 a.m. to return to Pike's Landing on Sunday (expected time of arrival, about 1 p.m.). Sponsored by the Fairbanks Outboard Association. Learn more on their website. (907) 459-2023.
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"The
2006 event was a great success. Over 135 different businesses and agencies
participated and the two-day event had a public attendance of 2,299. The public loved the "feel" of the show and enjoyed the opportunity of
gathering educational information and shopping. The seminars that took place
throughout the weekend were a huge attraction with attendance ranging from 25
to 100 people per session."
