After arriving at the Riverview RV Park, we took a bus
tour to the Pioneer Village and had a delicious dinner at the Salmon Bake. We had salmon and cod which was a real
treat.
It was a humorous
production portraying the history of Fairbanks.
The characters brought many smiles and laughs to the audience. Very enjoyable!!!
Saturday, we began another bus tour which included a stop
at the University of Alaska Museum. The
museum had many displays and artifacts that allowed visitors to better
understand how Alaska has changed through the years. The scrimshaw art illustrated the high level
of craftsmanship that was present in this area.
The museum also had many fossils of animals that inhabited the region
many thousands of years ago and animals that are still living in Alaska today.
We took a river cruise that passed the home of Susan
Butcher who is a famous musher that won the Iditarod four times. She was a very independent woman who built
her own cabin and began raising and training dogs for the race.
Near the village were caribou/reindeer where we were able
to get a close-up view. We had no idea
that their antlers were so large. It was
an enjoyable day and we left a little smarter.