Fairbanks and our Visit to Pioneer Park

We arrived in Fairbanks and yeahhhh civilization.   Across the street is a Fred Meyer, down the road is a SUPER Walmart and Lowe's and Hair Salon's and just about everything else.  You guys go on and snicker but you know if we're happy YOU are happy!!  

They also have a 44 acre park called Pioneer Park that was created in 1967 as the Centennial Park to commemorate the 100th anniversary of U.S. territorial  status.  This place was great - lots of stuff for the kids and lots of shops for us shoppers plus lots of authentic old buildings that once were in downtown old Fairbanks.  AND there was also a Pioneer Air Museum!!  Go figure!  

                                                 
                                                   Have to check if Harding had a beard!!

                                         Going down the streets with the old buildings on both sides

                                               and EVERY shop should have this out front!!!!

They must build pretty big fires up here to need this!!

                                                              The Pioneer Air Museum

We didn't realize that Will Rogers died here in Alaska in an airplane crash with Wiley Post (the first aviator to fly solo around the world)

  Then we saw the SS Nenana - known as the "Last Lady of the River" - she is the largest stern-wheeler ever built west of the Mississippi and the second largest wooden vessel in existence.

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OKKKKK, Will finally set the right time and date on our camera and took this picture.  This is what it's like here at 12:10 A.M. (that's like midnight in my world) Can you see the SUN is maybe going down - To my Sis's and Mom - this is why I talk funny when you call - my body doesn't know what's what!  

                    These are pic's of people going down the Chena River that we watch from our RV site.

               And Sis (Karen) this is the "bird" we see flying around here - they are everywhere!!
                                                           So majestic and beautiful.