Good eats in Alaska
Just noticed that The Double Muskie in Girdwood was awarded best steak, specifically the Pepper Steak, in the USA! Excellent Alaskanized Cajun and Steaks since 1962! Also the Old Fashioned donuts ...
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As Tony mentioned the Polaris Hotel, in Fairbanks, it had two bars in it as I remember. The Polaris Lounge was on the ground floor and the Tiki Cove was on the top or ninth floor. A real sky scraper for Fairbanks. The Tike Cove start out in the basement of the Mecca Bar down on Two Street ( real name is Second Avenue but locals have always referred to it as Two Street. LOL. We used to fly into Fairbanks from the bush, taxi to the Nordale Hotel ( which burned in the early 70s) which was within walking distance of all the drinking/eating establishments mentioned.
Unless someone comes up with some way to make a dollar with the Polaris building, I would guess it will be demolished in the near future sometime. Last I checked it was set up as apartments. It is steam heated with steam purchased from the city's coal fired power plant, located a few blocks west on the banks of the Chena River. I considered buying the Polaris building, years ago but could never make the numbers work out for what I had to have to make it profitable.
But when you get your RV parked in or near Fairbanks, go park your toad or take a taxi, to downtown and walk the length of Two Street, and soak in some of the history of the town, which is what Fairbanks is all about. It is not very much of a tourist place, as you have to search out your own entertainment, ride the riverboat, photo the oil pipeline north of town, pan for gold, visit Alaska Land (now called Pioneer Land, I think), stop in at the Malemute Saloon in Ester, drive out to Chena Hot Springs early in the morning, usually lots of wildlife to photo.
Good eating available at the Pump House on the Chena River, that Turtle Club in Fox, and the Three Rivers on Chena Rd. if you enjoy quirky bars, and I do, stop in at the Howling Dog Saloon, also in Fox(north side of Fairbanks). There is a good eating place owned by the same people that own the a Rivers Edge RV Park, located in walking distance of the campground.
Unless someone comes up with some way to make a dollar with the Polaris building, I would guess it will be demolished in the near future sometime. Last I checked it was set up as apartments. It is steam heated with steam purchased from the city's coal fired power plant, located a few blocks west on the banks of the Chena River. I considered buying the Polaris building, years ago but could never make the numbers work out for what I had to have to make it profitable.
But when you get your RV parked in or near Fairbanks, go park your toad or take a taxi, to downtown and walk the length of Two Street, and soak in some of the history of the town, which is what Fairbanks is all about. It is not very much of a tourist place, as you have to search out your own entertainment, ride the riverboat, photo the oil pipeline north of town, pan for gold, visit Alaska Land (now called Pioneer Land, I think), stop in at the Malemute Saloon in Ester, drive out to Chena Hot Springs early in the morning, usually lots of wildlife to photo.
Good eating available at the Pump House on the Chena River, that Turtle Club in Fox, and the Three Rivers on Chena Rd. if you enjoy quirky bars, and I do, stop in at the Howling Dog Saloon, also in Fox(north side of Fairbanks). There is a good eating place owned by the same people that own the a Rivers Edge RV Park, located in walking distance of the campground.
