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Natural Gas for over 25 years. 25 over for Gas Natural other locations in town. You also can take available tours to learn how things like drinkable water, modern housing and and housing modern water, drinkable like things how learn to tours available take can also You town. in locations other

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of piping. Technology abounds, with with abounds, Technology piping. of

our craftspeople carve walrus ivory, etch etch ivory, walrus carve craftspeople our

bury piping’ amounting to over 33 miles miles 33 over to amounting piping’ bury

and take a dog-sled ride across the sea ice, past icebergs that can be magnificently blue in color. in blue magnificently be can that icebergs past ice, sea the across ride dog-sled a take and

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Visit us in NOVEMBER through MAY during the awe-inspiring winter, or enjoy the sun-washed evening hours of spring, spring, of hours evening sun-washed the enjoy or winter, awe-inspiring the during MAY through NOVEMBER in us Visit

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comes early to the arctic, so prime berry picking is short. is picking berry prime so arctic, the to early comes

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of the Barrow Utilidor System, its 3.3 3.3 its System, Utilidor Barrow the of

areas where wild salmon berries, blue berries, black berries and cranberries are plentiful and grow on the ground. Autumn Autumn ground. the on grow and plentiful are cranberries and berries black berries, blue berries, salmon wild where areas Examine the dramatic climate changes that that changes climate dramatic the Examine •

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During JULY and AUGUST Barrow residents often go with relatives and friends from other villages to hunt and fish, and to to and fish, and hunt to villages other from friends and relatives with go often residents Barrow AUGUST and JULY During

and maintains through an agreement agreement an through maintains and population of arctic whales. arctic of population

potable water production, and operates operates and production, water potable

include two-foot high kick, ear pull and one-hand reach. July winners can go on to the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. Indian Eskimo World the to on go can winners July reach. one-hand and pull ear kick, high two-foot include

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Learn about the methods of contemporary contemporary of methods the about Learn • days or so before a Nalukataq. a before so or days festivals, marking the end of a safe and successful, subsistence whaling season. Contact the City of Barrow or or Barrow of City the Contact season. whaling subsistence successful, and safe a of end the marking festivals, toss blanket

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world. We invite you to come and experience experience and come to you invite We world. tour opportunities, cultural presentations, summer whaling festivals and, Eskimo games held more than once a year. year. a once than more held games Eskimo and, festivals whaling summer presentations, cultural opportunities, tour community is invited to attend and share share and attend to invited is community

) festivals. The whole whole The festivals. ) Toss Blanket ( photos from museums and collectors around the the around collectors and museums from photos watchers flock to Barrow every year. Contact the Iñupiat Heritage Center or local hotels for information about year-round year-round about information for hotels local or Center Heritage Iñupiat the Contact year. every Barrow to flock watchers

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course work and repatriation of artifacts and and artifacts of repatriation and work course owls, jaegers, swans & arctic terns. Birds are easy to see on this treeless land, where they nest and hunt on the tundra. Bird Bird tundra. the on hunt and nest they where land, treeless this on see to easy are Birds terns. arctic & swans jaegers, owls,

tundra.

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Travel to the arctic in MAY, JUNE & JULY when the lush tundra is alive with over 185 species of birds including snowy snowy including birds of species 185 over with alive is tundra lush the when JULY & JUNE MAY, in arctic the to Travel

deal with mosquitoes if you go out on the the on out go you if mosquitoes with deal

of artifacts, archives and displays. The Center is is Center The displays. and archives artifacts, of

lagoon ice, art shows and other activities. Contact the City of Barrow 907-852-5211 for more information. more for 907-852-5211 Barrow of City the Contact activities. other and shows art ice, lagoon mosquitoes away – but be prepared to to prepared be but – away mosquitoes

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is almost always a breeze, which keeps keeps which breeze, a always almost is parade, maklak [muck-luck] races, igloo building, dog mushing and geese-calling contests; snow machine races, golf on on golf races, machine snow contests; geese-calling and mushing dog building, igloo races, [muck-luck] maklak parade,

of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, there there seas, Beaufort and Chukchi the of Iñupiat Heritage Center offers a fine museum, a a museum, fine a offers Center Heritage Iñupiat

Bundle up for a week-long spring festival in the snow during Piuraaġiaqta [pee’-ur-ahg’-ee-ahk-taa’] in APRIL. Enjoy the the Enjoy APRIL. in [pee’-ur-ahg’-ee-ahk-taa’] Piuraaġiaqta during snow the in festival spring week-long a for up Bundle *

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shelter made of blocks of ice. of blocks of made shelter community house, where many village activities activities village many where house, community

dwelling. An iglu is not only a temporary temporary a only not is iglu An dwelling. Borough Mayor’s Office 907-852-0200 or the Iñupiat Heritage Center 907-852-0422 for more information. You can find find can You information. more for 907-852-0422 Center Heritage Iñupiat the or 907-852-0200 Office Mayor’s Borough

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a three-day celebration of dance, song and bartering that brings Inuit from across the North Slope, Russia, Canada and and Canada Russia, Slope, North the across from Inuit brings that bartering and song dance, of celebration three-day a

shared with visitors and North Slope residents. residents. Slope North and visitors with shared

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Hiking Trips in the Barrow Area There are two Iñupiaq spellings for Barrow: NORTH SLOPE TRIVIA . . • Eight villages dot the landscape of Alaska’s arctic including Fresh Water Lake: Ukpiagvik! & Utqiagvik ! Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Kaktovik, Point Hope, Visitors prepared for any type of weather may enjoy venturing Point Lay and Wainwright. away from town along the roads leading to Fresh Water Lake, The name means • Barrow is the seat of government for the North Slope Borough, the (5, other side,) one of the original sources of drinking water for “Place to hunt snowy owls” largest municipality in the world, covering 89,000 square miles of the village. You’ll pass by satellite dishes tilted almost parallel arctic territory. to the ground because we are so far north. Next you’ll pass • The North Slope Borough has a population of just over 7,500. Of Imaiqsaun Cemetery (6) where remains of ancestors recovered that number, approximately 4,700 live in Barrow. during excavations at the many archaeological sites around • Residents and non-residents alike also work year-round at Umiat Barrow have been reburied with respect. Here is the final resting and at the oil industry facilities in Prudhoe Bay and along the James place of the famous Frozen Family, recovered from Mound 44 Dalton Highway (formerly called the Haul Road). (3) in the early 1980s. Also at rest here are the remains of a • People of all races and backgrounds live in Barrow, but the prehistoric girl discovered in an eroding bluff in 1994. Since population is approximately 65% Iñupiat. (as of the 2000 census) no trees grow in the arctic, the 185 species of birds that migrate • Barrow is approximately 1200 miles from the North Pole. to the area in the spring and summer nest on the tundra and can easily be seen and photographed. In the summer, be sure to bring bug spray to ward off mosquitoes! Another popular bird- watching destination is along Cakeater road (41.)

Will Rogers & Wiley Post Crash Monument and Hollywood: Along the coast of the Chukchi Sea, trek or take rented ATV’s 13mi (21km) to the monument marking the site were America’s . Iñupiaq Vocabulary Lesson beloved comedian and social commentator Will Rogers, along Ilisagvik Campus, BASC, and Arctic Science Cakeater Road: with pilot Wiley Post, died when their small aircraft crashed . In the spring and into summer, skies increasingly brighten . in 1935 (40.) A second monument is located next to the City Facilities, Shooting Station & Point Barrow: • Agviq [ahgh-vickh] – bowhead whale of Barrow Visitor’s Center (1) across from the airport. On the Another strenuous, full-day hike is the trek to famous Point until the sun hovers above the horizon for 84 days in a row. hike to the crash site, you will pass the area where the producers Barrow, the most northern point in the United States and the site Hikers and birders can see snowy owls, swans, snow buntings, • Aiviq [aye-veeckh] – walrus of the old village of Nuvuk (26.) The old Naval Arctic Research ducks, arctic terns and many other birds nesting on the wide filmed the Walt Disney movie Track of the Giant Snow Bear. • Nanuq [nan’-ook] – polar bear This area is known to locals as Hollywood. The all-day hike Laboratory (NARL) underwent renovation in 1994 and became open tundra. Cakeater Road (41) is also known as Gas Well . to the Rogers/Post monument is strenuous. Walking on the the home of Il.isaġvik. The accredited college is the first and only Road because of the natural-gas wells that provide energy to • Nigliq [nig’ lickh] – goose mushy tundra or on the pebbly beach requires the right kind of tribally controlled college in Alaska. The cafeteria and bookstore Barrow. Cakeater Road begins just east of the Browerville (east) • Siqiniq [sickh-in-ickh’] – sun footgear. Hikers should carry water, food, extra clothing – and in the main building are open to the public, and the science wing side of Barrow. Look for the sign for the Barrow Environmental are encouraged to submit excursion plans to Barrow Volunteer is lined with posters and historic photos. Continuing on the Observatory (BEO,) of native Iñupiat land dedicated to research. Search & Rescue by calling 852-2808. The weather up here can ocean road you will reach the Barrow Arctic Research Center Many local residents enjoy riding snow machines or all-terrain change very quickly. Ask about checking out a personal locator (BARC) and its modern research facilities managed by the vehicles along this road, which is unpaved like most other roads ATTENTION PILOTS: For information about Barrow’s Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, call the FAA Barrow Flight beacon. If traveling on 4-wheelers or on snow machines, be sure Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC) (23.) Next, you will in Barrow. Bring binoculars and look for caribou and arctic fox. In summer, enjoy the beauty of arctic cotton and tiny wildflowers. Service 907-852-2511. to take extra gasoline. Be SAFE. arrive at a favored subsistence hunting area known as Shooting Station or Piġniq (26.) Families have hunted in this area over Mosquitoes are rarely a problem in town because ocean breezes the centuries, harvesting waterfowl, seals and other natural food keep them away, but when on the tundra, have plenty of bug spray resources. Adventurers will continue past the end of the road on to protect your self against pesky mosquitoes – jokingly referred the narrowing landscape until it ends at the Point. Please do not to as Alaska’s state bird! Discover the wild beauty of the arctic on disturb archaeological materials. During any season, watch for these hikes, all of which take half a day or longer. Finally, listen polar bears. If you see one, leave the area immediately. These to KBRW Radio (AM-680 kHz, FM-91.9 mHz) (8) for weather wild animals are extremely dangerous. For tours and information & community news and entertainment. about traveling on your own or to learn about tours to or near . Pt. Barrow, please first contact Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation 907-852-4450, Iñupiat Heritage Center 852-0422 or your hotel.

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