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The Chena River (/ ˈ tʃ iː n ə /; Tanana Athabascan: Ch'eno' "river of something (game)") is a 100-mile (160 km) tributary of the Tanana River in the Interior region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows generally west from the White Mountains to the Tanana River near the city of Fairbanks , which is built on both sides of the river. [ 6 ]
The Riverboat Discovery business was founded in 1950 by Jim and Mary Binkley. [1] The Binkleys were approached in 1950 by Alaska tourism entrepreneur Chuck West, who expressed interest in a local river tour in Fairbanks, Alaska, and asked if they could provide such a service. [2]
Discovery III, built in 1987, is the third of three Discovery sternwheel riverboats operated by the Riverboat Discovery company. Discovery III is still in use as a tour vessel on the Chena and Tanana rivers near Fairbanks, Alaska .
Discovery II, built in 1971, is the second of three Discovery sternwheel riverboats operated by the Riverboat Discovery company. Discovery II is still in use as a tour vessel on the Chena and Tanana rivers near Fairbanks, Alaska .
The Discovery I is the smallest of three stern-wheel riverboats operated by the Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks, Alaska. Built in 1955, the Discovery I is a tour vessel on the Chena and Tanana rivers.
Two Rivers is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It lies between mile 13 (the Little Chena River) and mile 25 (the Chena River) on the Chena Hot Springs Road, northeast of Fairbanks. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP had a population of 719, [2] up from 482 in 2000.
Chena River State Recreation Area is a 254,080-acre (1,028.2 km 2) state park in the U.S. state of Alaska, located east of Fairbanks. The recreation area is centered on the Chena River . Facilities include campgrounds, hiking, ATV , snowmachine and sled dog trails, a shooting range, fishing ponds, and several public-use cabins.
Noyes Slough (Lower Tanana: Trothttheetkhun'a) is a secondary channel (or "slough") of the Chena River contained entirely within the city limits of Fairbanks, Alaska [dubious – discuss]. [1] It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) long and separates the Garden Island district of Fairbanks from the rest of the town.