Fairbanks, Alaska
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1/23/2009
Fairbanks is a beautiful city. The Arts and Entertainment are plentiful! And they have to be when it's a chilly -20 below! Though the winters are quite harsh, the summers are too die for! It is one of the most gorgeous places I've ever lived.
I lived in Anchorage before Fairbanks and the difference is significant. The summers in Fairbanks are usually clear, sunny, warm and the flowers / gardens grow like crazy! Anchorage can be sunny, but not nearly as much as in Fairbanks, AK.
I am originally from Northwest Arkansas so, moving to Alaska 7 years ago, I was sure we'd eventually move back down to the "lower 48". But, to my surprise, I think we'll be here for many more years to come.
The dark and very cold winters are very trying. Everyone here in Fairbanks swears by The Happy Light. Not seeing the sun for 6 months at a time can make taking a vacation not just a want but a need for sanity's sake.
The Northern Lights are dancing across the sky above our home more than 20 days a year. The wildlife is plentiful...Moose, Caribou, Bear, Dall Sheep,
and more fowl than I even care to write about. In my heart the positives far outnumber the negatives. A family just needs to be creative to make the winters pass by quickly.
Faibanks, AK will always have my vote!
(and I'm writing this in the heart of Winter...Jan 23,2008)
Morgan | College, AK