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Museums
of the Arctic & Eastern Areas
The Art of Saving for
Everyone's Enjoyment
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Artists,
Artisans, Showrooms, Studios, Galleries,
Murals |
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•Simon Paneak Memorial Museum• |
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341 Mekiana Road
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 5 pm |
Admission: $10.00 |
Nunamiut Eskimo history and traditions; tools clothing;
skin tent; caribou; hunting; fishing; trapping; trading.
Guided tours, formal education programs for students;
loan exhibits; special events. Educational materials,
local Native crafts, gift items and other museum related
items for sale in shop. |
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•Inupiat Heritage Center• |
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5421 North Star Street
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 5:00 |
Admission: $5; 15/17, $2; 7/14, $1;
College
Students, $2; up to age 6 & Srs, Free |
Exhibits, collections, educational outreach,
performances and activities, meeting rooms, Qargi,
library. |
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•Circle Historical Museum• |
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Mile 128 Steese Highway
Hours: Memorial
Day-Labor Day: Daily noon - 5 p.m |
Admission: $1 |
Mining equipment, gold display; artifacts from the local
area; restored and fully outfitted miner's cabin;
wildflower display. |
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•George Ashby
Memorial Museum• |
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Mile 101 Old Richardson Hiway,
Copper Center Loop Rd
Hours:
May 15-Sept.15: Mon.- Sun. 10am - 5 pm. |
Copper Valley Historical Society
Admission: None; donations accepted. |
Housed in rustic log
cabins, the museum offers the visitor a unique
look at the varied past of the Copper River
Valley area. Exhibits include early mining of
gold and copper, and Russian artifacts. |
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•Alaska Homestead and Historical Museum• |
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Mile 1415.4 Alaska
Hiway, 1 mile S on Darshorst Rd.
Hours: May 30 - Sept. 15, 9am - 7pm |
Admission: Tour $8, $5 youth, 10 &
under free. |
Tour of an Alaskan homestead. Includes a tour of the
homestead log house, green house and gardens, visiting
an authentic Alaska freight dog team, having a look
around the barns, corrals and out buildings, viewing
livestock and an authentic operating sawmill that
furnishes all the lumber used on the homestead. Also
view a large selection of historical farming and mining
equipment. Free displays around parking area. |
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• Delta Historical Society•
Provides exhibits at Rika's Roadhouse and Sullivan
Roadhouse. See following listings. |
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Rika's Roadhouse and Landing• |
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Mile 275 Richardson Highway
(Big Delta State Historical Park)
Hours:
May 15 to Sept 15: 9 am to 5 pm |
Admission: No admission fee. |
Rika's Roadhouse and Landing is in a ten-acre state park
on the shores of the Tanana River. The
Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail ran through here and continued
across the river, aided by a ferry. The roadhouse was
built to accommodate the travelers and is a National
Historic Site. The museum is a separate building behind
the roadhouse and has displays of artifacts from the
Alaskan life. There is a beautiful barn and two other
historic display cabins set up to show how the military
lived as they put in a telegraph line through here which
opened up communication to Washington for the first
time. There is also a gift shop, restaurant, and animals
and birds to help create the right ambiance for this
beautiful setting. Historic pamphlets are available for
self tours and guided tours are always available. |
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Sullivan Roadhouse
Historical Museum• |
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Mile 267 Richardson Hiway
Hours: Summer:
Mon.-Sat., 9 to 5:30 pm |
Admission: Free admission |
The Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum is housed in
the oldest roadhouse in the interior of Alaska and is
located in the heart of Delta Junction at the End of the
Alaska Highway. Built in 1905 by John and Florence
Sullivan, the log lodge now houses a museum that focuses
on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail and the roadhouses that
operated along its route. Beautifully recreated rooms,
as well as interpretive exhibits give our visitors a
real feel for life in turn of the century Alaska.
Outside, one can enjoy a garden exploding with colorful
wildflowers, a traditional vegetable garden/potato patch
and interpretive pathways. Located across from the Delta
Visitor Center, the Sullivan is a great stop along the
trail of Alaska's history. |
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Eagle Historical Society and Museum• |
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Eagle's Historic District
Hours:
Daily tours. Special tours (907) 547-2325 |
Admission: $5 |
Exhibits in six restored historic buildings dating from
the end of the 19th century: James Wickersham's first
Courthouse, U.S. Custom House, the Improved Order of Red
Men Lodge and three Fort Egbert buildings, all with
period furnishings. Displays with photographs on the
Gold Rush town, military fort and commercial center with
judicial, communication, transportation, construction,
agriculture, mining, pioneer activities and social
organizations, schools, military, customs and Han Indian
exhibits. All are located in the Eagle Historic District
which is a National Historic Landmark. Museum gift shop
offers books, items and crafts of the local area.
Historic and current videos are shown weekly. Large
archives and photograph collection available to the
public. Videos and lectures are scheduled weekly, June
through August. |
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