After the Riverboat Discovery tour, we headed to the El Dorado Gold Mine in Fairbanks, Alaska, to try to strike it rich at gold panning. I’ve wanted to go gold panning since the third grade — after I learned about the great Gold Rush I heard that in some parts of the West you can […]

The Riverboat Discovery tour in Fairbanks was the perfect “first” excursion to do in Alaska. It gives you a taste of everything Alaskan and leaves you wanting more. In just four hours, you’ve seen a bush plane take off and land, learned the difference between caribou and reindeer and witnessed an endearing display of Alaskan-style […]