Fairbanks, Alaska: SS Nenana: Big Riverboat on Dry Land
Five-deck steam-powered wooden sternwheeler, the largest built west of the Mississippi River. A ditch was dug, the boat was floated here in 1967, and it's been here ever since.
Pioneer Park
- Address:
- 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK
- Directions:
- Pioneer Park. Turn north off of Airport Way at Wilbur St., immediately turn left onto Bartlett Ave., the drive a quarter-mile to the park entrance on the right.
- Hours:
- Daily dawn-dusk. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 907-459-1087
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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In Fairbanks there is a park with a bunch of odd things. One is the ship, the "Nenana" (lower right), that helped to found this town; another is a fur covered fish.
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