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The Aurora Borealis (northern lights) is a spectacular natural light display visible in the dark sky above the Arctic Regions. They look like curtains of neon shaes flapping in the breeze. Best viewing is on a clear night during the winter months (between Dec and March) when the nights are longer. It is also important to get away from bright city lights. Note that most vacation cruises operating during the summer months that have very short nights and this makes viewing of the Aurora very unlikely. The best vacation option is a land package. We recommend traveling to Fairbanks and then heading for anyone of the nearby mountaintop lodges. They are usually well positioned to catch the best of nature's sky show.
Fairbanks' climate is usually classified as subarctic with long, bitterly cold winters, and short, warm summers, in which much of the annual precipitation falls. In Fairbanks, winter lasts from late September/early October until late April/early May. October through January are the snowiest, and snow is limited from February to May.
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Fairbanks is a Hub for Cross-Country Skiing in Alaska. It's hosted many different big ski events including the 2003 Junior Olympic Cross County Ski Championship and the 2008 and 2009 US Cross Country Distance Nationals. It also has an annual 50k race called the Sonot Kkaazoot and the Fairbanks Town Series races which consists of four different races and the Chest Medicine Distance Series races which consists of only 3 races. UAF Nanook's - Collegiate men's ice hockey - the Carlson Center
Fairbanks Grizzlies - professional IFL arena football - the Carlson Center
Fairbanks Ice Dogs - junior hockey team - NAHL - Big Dipper Ice Arena.
Alaska Goldpanners - summer collegiate baseball teams - Growden Memorial Park
Fairbanks AIA Fire - summer collegiate baseball teams - Growden Memorial Park
Midnight Sun Tournament - since 1906 annual baseball game played (summer solstice) at night with no lights - Growden Memorial Park
Yukon Quest [FEB] - 1000 mile sled dog race to the Yukon.
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge - Fairbanks
- bird sanctuary consists of wetlands, fields, and forests.
El Dorado Gold Mine - Fairbanks - this historic gold mine is now a tour destination.
Fairbanks Curling Club - Fairbanks - Olympic Winter Sport
Georgeson Botanical Garden - Fairbanks - The garden serves as a location for variety trials of annual flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruits,
Riverboat Discovery - Fairbanks - operates sternwheel riverboats on the Chena and Tanana rivers.
University of Alaska Museum of the North - Fairbanks - collections relating to the natural, artistic, and cultural heritage of Alaska and the Circumpolar North.
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Wildlife Viewing - Whalewatching and more
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