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While for most people Fairbanks is just the gateway to Denali National Park there’s actually plenty to do in & around Fairbanks with enough outdoor adventures to satisfy any visitor. The Chena River runs through downtown Fairbanks, offering a number of water-based activities like year-round fishing, river rafting & canoeing. The Chena River Recreational Area gives guests the choice of several short hikes or the hardy 29-mile trek along the Chena Dome Trail. Other outdoor adventures in the Fairbanks area include cross-country skiing, sledding and snow-machining. Fairbanks is also home to several hot springs like the rustic Tolova Hotsprings, the fancier pools at Circle Hotsprings or the luxurious Chena Hotsprings Resort.

Located on First Avenue the Church was built in 1905. Archdeacon Hudson Stuck held the first services in 1905. It was Archdeacon Hudson Stuck who later started Fairbanks' first library, St. Matthew's Reading Room in the back of the church. The library served as an alternative to the saloons, offering the miners magazines, newspapers and over 1500 books. In 1909, a new library was built, the Thomas Memorial Library. When the church burned in 1947, it was replaced with the current simple, log building patterned after the original, but slightly larger. The church office is staffed from 9 to 4 weekdays. St. Matthew's owns historic Kellum house just east of the church.
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
This Museum was built as a way to boost tourism at Chena Hot Springs Resort located 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks. The Aurora Ice Museum features a gallery, an ice bar, overhead chandeliers all made of individually carved ice crystals which change color every six seconds mimicking the northern lights. Countless sculptures including a gigantic chess set, life sized jousting knights, an ice fireplace and four galleries with varying themes. Devoted to all things ice, this museum puts you in a winter mood no matter what the summer temperatures are like. Gorgeous ice beds and an ice outhouse are also inside! There's an indoor igloo, coca cola bear, pulpit, ice bar, giant jousting sculpture and lots more! Best of all is the beautiful lit-up "fireplace" and Ice-Mass Tree! On the grounds are an outdoor hot spring and a place to take a ride on a dog sled! The Ice Museum is a resounding success with more than 10,000 visitors touring it each summer.
Aurora Ice Museum


Golf
Places Distance(miles)
Chena Bend Golf Course 2.3 Miles
Fairbanks Golf & Country Club 4.0 Miles
North Star Golf Club 4.9 Miles
Black Diamond Golf Course 79.5 Miles


Resorts
Places Distance(miles)
Moose Mountain 9.9 Miles


NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast by 24 Hour Period
 Point Forecast:
Last Update: 2012-02-08T04:55:52Z
Forecast at a Glance
Wednesday (PM)
Increasing Clouds
Increasing Clouds
Lo -1°F
Hi 22°F
Thursday (PM)
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo -1°F
Hi 24°F
Friday (PM)
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo -2°F
Hi 21°F
Saturday (PM)
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo -3°F
Hi 18°F
Sunday (PM)
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo -3°F
Hi 16°F
Monday (PM)
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo -2°F
Hi 16°F

Current weather conditions at nearest station
Location Weather Update Time Temp Humidity(%) Other
Wainwright U. S. Army Airfield, AK Partly Cloudy May 20 2011, 9:55 pm AKDT 64.0 F 18% 2.9 Miles Wind: 4
Wind Chill:
Fairbanks International Airport, AK Mostly Cloudy May 22 2011, 7:53 pm AKDT 71.0 F 28% 4.7 Miles Wind: 5
Wind Chill:
Fairbanks / Eielson Air Force Base, AK A Few Clouds May 22 2011, 8:55 pm AKDT 70.0 F 30% 23.1 Miles Wind: 8
Wind Chill:
Nenana Municipal Airport, AK Fair May 22 2011, 8:53 pm AKDT 67.0 F 24% 44.8 Miles Wind: 7
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Airports Name Distance(miles)
Fairbanks International Airport 4.5Miles