Known as the Land of the Midnight Sun, Fairbanks experiences extended daylight in the summer with 19 hours of sunshine on the summer solstice (which usually occurs between June 20 and June 22).

The sun is coming back and so is Gospel Choir, Motown, and Steel Pans and Marimba workshops, the next classes and events for ...

and often lasts as late as 2 a.m. Fairbanks, which is located only 160 miles south of the Arctic Circle, gets up to 22.5 hours of summer daylight, Dennis says. North of the Arctic Circle, ...

Denali National Park and Preserve checks all of the Alaska boxes: unspoiled wilderness, roaming wildlife, massive glaciers ...

Plan a trip to inland Fairbanks during the summer, when average temperatures range from the low 50s to the low 70s. Seaside Juneau, meanwhile, sees average temperatures in the mid-50s in July.

A painting of swans gliding through an Alaska vista is Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival’s chosen artwork for the 2025 season. The painting, by Fairbanks artist Cheryl Berrong, is titled ...

Over 100 members of the Fairbanks community gathered on Wednesday for the 17th Interior Tourism Conference. The roster for the one-day event included updates on various year-round tourism projects ...

Winter nights in central Alaska can be brutal, lasting over 15 hours with temperatures below zero and snow in every direction. However, enduring the frigid weather can reward you with jaw-dropping ...

The Chena River State Recreation Area, which sits just east of Fairbanks, is a popular spot in the summer for hiking, kayaking, fishing and camping. In the winter months, locals head to this area ...

Humble recalled seeing Fairbanks standing outside that summer, when the temperature was over 100 degrees, pounding rebar into the ground with a sledgehammer to put up a Smoke-Free Arizona Act ...