The 45 minute tours run 7 time a day, beginning at 10 a.m. and then each
hour on the hour.
Lots of information is imparted during the tour, and
visitors are able to purchase items made from the soft under-wool of the muskoxen, qiviut, as well as other
souvenirs. Raw qiviut is also for sale or order. Prices for the tours are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $2
for students and free for those under 7. There is also a family rate of $10.
The station is located on Yankovich Road. From College Road, turn right at
University Avenue following the highway until you come to a major Y intersection (at golf
course) where there is a left turn lane which will put you onto Ballaine Road. Right after
that, you make a left on to Yankovich. After about a mile, you
will see the station on the right.
Information: (907) 474-7207, or 474-7945.
[Photos this page are courtesy of Julie
Coghill.]
Musk
oxen live at the Musk Ox Farm, University of Alaska's Large Animal Research
Station.
There are viewing platforms from which to watch the animals. Binoculars are
suggested, as the animals are not always this close to the viewing areas.
