Blog https://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:49:27 +0000 The Annual Sandhill Crane Festival http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/annual-sandhill-crane-festival/ http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/annual-sandhill-crane-festival/#comments http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/annual-sandhill-crane-festival/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0800

Each year in late August, several thousand sandhill cranes gather together at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge on College Road to gain nourishment and rest up before their long migration

]]> Wild & furry: Top 5 mammals to see in the Interior http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/wild-and-furry/ http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/wild-and-furry/#comments http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/wild-and-furry/ Wed, 22 May 2019 10:00:00 -0800

Photo by Frank Stelges/Aurora Bear Photography School

A prime attraction for visitors to Alaska is the opportunity to view some of the most beautiful animals in the world, and when you ask a local

]]> Good Migrations! Birds flock to Fairbanks for summer. http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/spring-birding-in-fairbanks/ http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/spring-birding-in-fairbanks/#comments http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/spring-birding-in-fairbanks/ Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0800

Honking overhead and sweet songs at the break of dawn can only mean one thing - It's Springtime in Fairbanks, Alaska!

In the Spring, Fairbanks becomes a birder's paradise thanks to migratory routes,

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