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Tourist gold mines: Fairbanks, Juneau - tales of Alaska, gold and history - Brief Article Beyond Anchorage, Alaska's next largest cities are Fairbanks and Juneau. Fairbanks, situated in the geographic center of the state, is the hub of the north. With a population approaching 32,000,...(Continue Reading) James C. Hayes: Alaska's first black mayor - mayor of Fairbanks James C. Hayes is the first black mayor of Fairbanks, AK, which is only 12% black. He is proof that African-American politicians can be voted into office ......(Continue Reading)The saga of Alaska: explore the storied history of America's 49th state TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR years ago--in 1741--the Danish explorer Vitus Bering "discovered" Alaska. Although Bering sailed for Czar Peter ......(Continue Reading)
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