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The Chamber calls Golden Days "Fairbanks' most co-operatively produced summer event." A rustic Alaskan vehicle rides in the Fairbanks Golden Days Parade, 1986. It is the largest summer event for tourists visiting Fairbanks and marks the height of the tourist season. Can Can Girls participate in Golden Days Parade, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1986.
The warmest calendar year in Fairbanks was 2019, when the average annual temperature was 32.5 °F (0.3 °C), while the coldest was 1956 with an annual mean temperature of 21.3 °F (−5.9 °C). The warmest month has been July 1975 with a monthly mean of 68.4 °F (20.2 °C) and the coldest January 1906 which averaged −36.4 °F (−38.0 °C).
Subsequently, the governor of Alaska determined the fairs would alternate the title with the Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks using the title in even-numbered years and the Alaska State Fair in Palmer using the title in odd-numbered years. [7] [8] "Tanana Valley State Fair" was adopted as the permanent name of the fair in Fairbanks in 1985 ...
When is Columbus Day 2024? Columbus Day, a federal holiday honoring Christopher Columbus, is observed on Oct. 14, 2024. When is Thanksgiving 2024? Turkey time! Thanksgiving is celebrated on Nov ...
May 26—Even though it's felt like summer for much of May, Memorial Day weekend usually signals the unofficial start to the season in Alaska. For many, summer means fishing, camping and plenty of ...
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In 1911, the Fairbanks Commercial Club, a group of businesses, created the slogan "Fairbanks, Alaska's Golden Heart." [68] The slogan remains the city's motto today. [69] In that year, Fairbanks boasted a population of more than 3,500 people, making it the largest city in Alaska. Thousands more people lived in mining camps outside the city ...
Felix Pedro discovered gold in the Tanana Hills northeast of Fairbanks on or about July 22, 1902 [6] in a small unnamed stream (now known as "Pedro Creek") northeast of Fairbanks, prompting him to exclaim "There's gold in them there hills", and triggering a full-scale gold rush. [1] Business was booming for Barnette, but he wanted more.