Tall caches were once common in Alaska
Tall cache that used to stand at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks In modern Alaska, elevated storage caches (sometimes called fish or bear caches) typically consist of small rustic log cabins built atop four canted...
Tagged: Pioneer Park
“Eva’s Place” can still be found at Pioneer Park
Building 23 (Eva’s Place) at Pioneer Park as it looked in 1989 One of the oldest buildings at Pioneer Park (formerly Alaskaland) is associated with Eva McGown, who was known as Fairbanks’...
Prickly Rose and Northern Bluebell at Pioneer Park – 6-7-2015
I was walking though the woods at Pioneer Park today. Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis) and Northern Bluebell (Mertensia paniculata) were in bloom–lovely flowers!
Harding Car part of Alaska Presidential history
Harding Car at Pioneer Park in 1996 Many Fairbanskans have probably seen the “Denali” Pullman car on display at Pioneer Park, but how many know its history? It was part of the...
Palace Hotel a rare remnant of Fairbanks early business district
Palace Hotel as it looked in November 2012 The old Palace Hotel, a two-story log structure now located at Pioneer Park, is a rare survivor of Fairbanks’ early business district. According to the City...
Historic Fairbanks home offers glimpse of mysterious Kitty Hensley
Kitty Hensley is a bit of a mystery. No one is quite sure when she came to Fairbanks, when she married, or who exactly her husband was. Some say he was a lawyer from...
SS Nenana – The last steamboat to Fairbanks
SS Nenana along the Lower Yukon River during the 1940s (originally posted on 9-11-2012 – revised on 4-30-2018) The SS Nenana has been one of the premier attractions at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks....
Judge Wickersham was civilizing influence in Fairbanks
The Wickersham House in Fairbanks as it looks today Judge James Wickersham was not favorably impressed when he arrived in Fairbanks on April 9, 1903. The judge was traveling to Fairbanks from Circle City...
Presbyterian church in Fairbanks, Alaska – 1910
This drawing shows the Presbyterian church in Fairbanks as it looked in 1910. The Presbyterians were one of the first denominations to establish churches in the fledgling town, building a small wood-frame sanctuary at...
Vintage tractors in Pioneer Park at Fairbanks, Alaska
Here are some photos I took a few days ago of vintage tractors in the mining valley at Pioneer Park. Allis Chalmers HD7 Cletrac Model 15 Caterpillar Twenty-eight Caterpillar Sixty Fordson F Trackson Fordson...
