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What to do in Alaska

Go hiking, camping,
Rent or check-out sports equipment, movies, TVs and other random stuff from the dorm office.
Go Fishing. You can get a short-term license at Wood Center and borrow equipment, or buy something in town.
Play video games, ping pong, or use the photographic darkroom at UAF's Wood Center.
Go on a trip with the UAF Student Activities Outdoor Adventures.
Walk to the Experimental farm, see the animals and the gardens.
Go running with the Fairbanks Running Club North, or maybe run the Midnight Sun Run 10K!
Ride bicycles with the Fairbanks Cycling Club.
Rent a car and drive around Alaska.
Go to Denali National Park.
Go to Chena Hot SpringsResort.
Go to Arctic Circle Hot Springs.
Enjoy Christmas all year in North Pole.
Go to Kennicot and McCarthy in the Wrangell-St Elias National Park.
Pan for gold at El Dorado gold mine or another local creek.
Take a ride on the Riverboat Discovery.
Get "cultured" at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. Free "Lunch Bites" music festival every day during the festival!
Watch an outdoor performance by the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre.
Go to the UA Museum.
Organize an Ultimate frisbee tournament.
Visit the Muskoxen at UAF's Large Animal Research Center
Tour the Museum of the North on the UAF campus, or the Ice Museum downtown.
Go Rock climbing.
Celebrate Golden Days Week in mid July.
See a movie at Regal Cinemas.
Buy a summer membership ($50) to the Student Recreation Center gym.
Go to a Midnight Sun Goldpanners baseball game (late June to early July).
Check out Alaska Land, ride the train, check out the shops, watch boaters on the river.
Play volleyball or softball with people in the dorms.
Go contra-dancing at Alaska Land.
Go pick berries. They're everywhere!
Buy fresh food at the Farmers' Market.
Check out the World Eskimo Indian Olympics (mid to late July).
Go to Hot Licks for homemade Ice Cream.
Go to Bun On The Run for lunch or breakfast.

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