Fairbanks came into existence in August of 1901, When a man named Captain E.T. Barnette came to Alaska with the idea of starting a trading post. Ship failure,being stranded, and shallow waters could not stop. He persuaded another captain to take him. up the Tanana and Chena Rivers. When the steamer could make it no further up the shallow river, Barnette made his way to a high spot in the riverbank, which later came to be known as Fairbanks....

Our population over the decades.....
1970 = 45,864...    1980 = 53,983...    1990 = 77,720...    2000 = 82,840 ...   2002 = 85,051

Alaska, and more specifically Fairbanks is known for it's great variation, in temperatures. In the winter, temperatures can be as low as 60-70 below zero. However, the summers here, with our 20+ hours of beautiful sunshine, and weather ranging between 60-100 above more than make up for it!

One of Alaska's most known and beautiful natural attractions, the northern lights, grace our skies for most of the year. However they are most visible between the months of November - February, since the skies get considerably darker.