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A publication of the www.nomenugget.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 To Icy View/ 1. Mini Convention Center 2. Nome Nugget Inn Dexter Pass Rd. 3. Nome Liquor & Grocery Teller: 72 miles 4. Bering Sea Restaurant 5. Chainsaw Sculpture Icy View: 1 mile Seward Peninsula A 6. Maruskiya’s of Nome A Nome-Beltz High School: 3 miles 97 Public Safety Building 7. Anchor Tavern Taylor Police, Ambulance 8. Breakers Bar 96 9. Husky Restaurant 10. Golden China B B 12. Board of Trade Teller 95 13. Polar Arms, Polar Cafe, Polar Bar To Gold Hill 14. U.S. Post Office C C 15. Wells Fargo, ATM 94 16. Dept of Fish & Game/State Office Bldg. 17. Gold Coast Movie Theater/Subway G 18. Polaris Hotel and Bar Council reg Norton Sound K 19. Covenant Church ru Regional Hospital 21. City Hall, Iditarod Arch sche Quyana Care 22. XYZ Sr. Center k Ave 65 23. Nome Nugget News Richard . 24. National Park Service Foster Bldg. 25. Twin Dragon 100 26. BSNC Building (Old Federal Bldg.) Nome Bering Strait Native Corp./Milano’s Pizzeria/ D Rec Center Greg Kruschek Ave. D Council Native Corp./GCI 99 27. Twin Dragon 28. Pioneer Igloo No. 1 E Patient E 29. Alaska State Troopers E. 6th Ave. E. 6th Ave. Hostel 31. Aurora Inn, Stampede Car Rentals E. 6th Ave. 32. UAF Northwest Campus F 106 105 F 33. East End Park 78 34. TelAlaska Anvil E. Nugget E. Nugget Nome Elementary 35. Nome Outfitters Mountain Alley Alley G School G 36. AT&T/Trinh’s Spa & Nails, Trinh’s Floral Shop Correctional 85 37. BSNC Building (Old Federal Building) Bering Street / Nome -Teller Highway Bering Street / Nome -Teller

Center Spokane St. 39. Bible Baptist Church Division St. 67 W. 5th Ave. E. D Street E. 5th Ave. W. 5th Ave. G 86 40. Middle Beach re H H E. 5th Ave. 42. Chukotka-Alaska Inc. 104 64 66 80 84 E. 5th Ave. g 63 K 43. Aurora Executive Suites E. E Street Tobuk Alley E. Tobuk Alley E. Tobuk Alley ru 44. Betty Ann’s Beauty Salon I s I 93 c 45. Methodist Church

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. 54 55 57 58 Division St. 76 E. 4th Ave. 87 49. Anvil City Square 50. Sitnasuak & Solomon Native Corp. 56 Warren Place K e E. 3rd Ave. K 51. Carquest Auto Parts Warren Plac 51 Anvil City lace 83 rd Ave. 52. Kawerak Inc. 50 69 E. King P E. 3 91 90 53 Square 70 East End 53. Mai’s Guest House 52 d Ave. L L Seppala Drive ce 81 E. 3r Park 54. Arctic Native Brotherhood Club 49 King Pla Steadman Street 101 75 88 Swanberg Dredge 33 55. KICY Radio 30 74 47 1 block east 56. Airport Pizza, Credit Union 1 45 20 M M McLain Lane e. 57. Hansons Eagle Quality Center/Safeway 48 W. 3rd Av 82 72 E. 3rd Ave. st Ave. 58. Rave‘n Cuts Prospect Lane E. 1 W. 3rd Ave. 42 76 59. Sweet Dreams B&B 46 E. K Street iles N 60. Nome Volunteer Fire Department N W. 2nd Ave. Moore Way e 12 m 44 71 E. 1st Ave. ape Nom Carsten Way C Belmont Street Harbor Front Street iles 61. Morgan’s Sales & Service 92 Council 75 m iles W. 2nd Ave. 5 36 Mettler Way 62. Morgan’s Garage

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O 34 Spokane St. Ave. 32 ilgrim Hot Springs 60 miles O 63. Nome Professional Building: Dentist 43 D Street W. 39 E. 1st 31 P W. E Street W. W. F Street W. W. C Street W. oadhouse 22 m 64. Our Savior Lutheran Church W. 1st. Ave. Bering St. 29 iles 28 Safety R 37 27 Salmon Lake 40 m 65. Norton Sound Regional Hospital 22 P 66. Arctic Hair

P Lanes Way 18 Federal Way Lomen Street 67. Nome Eskimo Community Lomen Street 17 Division St. 23 24 68. Munaqsri 19 21 Post Office Front Street Q Snake River 4 15 16 Please note: there are no rest stops along the road Q 69. St. Joseph Catholic Church 0 12 1 70. Nanuaq Manor River Street 7 8 9 1 systems, except for Safety Roadhouse on the 4 5 6 71. Nazarene Church/Karmun Center/ 1 2 3 Nome-Council Road. R R Nome Emergency Shelter 72. KNOM Radio Bering Sea 74. Nome Community Baptist S S 75. VFW 76. Angel Camp By The Sea Nome Visitors Center 77. RJ’s Auto T 78. Wilderness SkiDoo T 80. Presbyterian Church 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 81. Weeks Apartments Hotels Cab Companies Norton Sound Regional Hospital: 65-H10 Public Buildings/Misc. 82. TLC Bible & Bookstore Milano’s Pizzeria: 26-Q13 Chukotka-Alaska Inc.: 42-N10 Chainsaw Sculpture: 5-R11 ATMs: 83. King Island Native Corp. Aurora Inn: 31-P17 Checker Cab: 443-5211 Nome Volunteer Fire Department: 60-J10 BSNC Bldg./Old Federal Bldg.: 26-Q13 Pingo’s: 20-M10 GCI: 26-Q13 East End Park: 33-M29 Anchor Tavern: 7-Q11 84. LLB LLC Bed & Breakfast Polaris Hotel: 18-Q10 EZ Cab: 304-3000 Nome Police: 97-A13 City Hall: 21-Q11 Polar Cafe: 13-Q13 Golden Scissors: 88-N26 Iditarod Arch: 21-Q11 Alaska Commercial: 95-B10 85. Nome Elementary School Nome Nugget Inn: 2-R10 Mr. Kab: 443-6000 State Troopers: 29-Q16 Department of Fish & Game: 16-Q15 86. Bering Sea B and B Safety Roadhouse: Mile 16 Nome-Council Hanson’s Safeway: 57-K10 Largest Gold Pan in US: 49-L10 Credit Union 1: 26-Q13 87. Chateau de Cape Nome Gold Coast Movie Theater: 17-Q16 Subway: 17-Q16 Maruskiya’s: 6-Q11 Middle Beach: 40-S7 Hansons/Safeway: 57-K10 88. Golden Scissors

Nome Visitor’S Guide Visitor’S Nome B&B’s/Inns/Rooms for Rent: Churches Gas/Service Stations/Parts: Harbormaster: 101-L3 Twin Dragon: 27-Q14 Morgan’s Garage: 62-J9 Old St. Joseph Hall: 48-M10 Wells Fargo: 15-R14 90. Builders Industrial Supply Angel Camp By The Sea: 76-M24 Bonanza Express: 50-L10 Library: 100-D13 91. Larry’s Auto Assembly of God Church: 47-M9 Morgan’s Sales&Service: 61-J9 Pioneer Igloo No. 1: 28-P16 NSHC: 65-H10 92. Norton Sound Seafood Products Bering Sea B&B: 86-H26 Bible Baptist Church: 39-P15 Carquest Auto Parts: 51-L10 Mini Convention Center: 1-R9 Saloons Nome Animal House: 94-C9 Port of Nome: west 93. Cemetery Chateau de Cape Nome: 87-K27 Covenant Church: 19-Q10 Crowley Marine (Gas): 95-B10 Museum: 100-D13 Anchor Tavern: 7-Q11 Nome Liquor & Grocery: 3-Q11 Swanberg Dredge: 1 mile east Western Union 94. Nome Animal House Dredge No. 7 Inn: Icy View Larry’s Auto: 91-L3 Nome Beltz High School: north 95. Alaska Commercial Church of Jesus Christ Later Day Arctic Native Brotherhood Club: 54-K7 Nome Outfitters: 35-P13 Swimming Pool: Beltz High School Hansons/Safeway: 57-K10 96. Grizzly Building Supply LLB LLC Bed & Breakfast: 84-H23 Saints: Icy View RJ’s Auto: 77-J17 Nome Elementary School: 85-G23 BOT Saloon: 12-Q12 Norton Sound Seafood Products: 92-N3 WW II Hangar: north 97. Public Safety Building, Police, Ambulance Mai’s Guest House: 53-L7 Methodist Church: 45-M8 Northwest Campus UAF: 32-P18 Breakers Bar: 8-Q11 Grizzly Building Supply: 96-B10 99. Nome Recreation Center Native Organizations 100. Richard Foster Building - Museum, Library Nome Sweet Homes B&B: Dexter Nazarene Church/Karmun Center: Norton Sound Seafood Products: 92-N3 Polar Bar: 13-Q13 Rave’n Cuts: 58-K11 Vehicle Rentals 101. Harbormaster Pass 71-N11 Bering Strait Native Corp: 26-Q13 Post Office (USPS): 14-Q13 Polaris Bar & Grill: 18-Q10 TelAlaska: 34-P12 Aurora/Stampede: 31-P17 103. Sew Far North Old Alaska Rooms: Icy View Nome Community Baptist: 74-M14 Council Native Corp: 26-Q13 Recreation Center: 99-E16 VFW: 75-M15 104. Terry’s Terry’s: 104-H8 105. Public Health Solomon B&B: Near Solomon Our Savior Lutheran Church: 64-H10 Kawerak Inc.: 52-L8 Richard Foster Bldg: 100-D13 TLC Bible & Bookstore: 82-N21 Visitor Services 106. Anvil Mountain Correctional Center Sweet Dreams B& B: 59-J9 Presbyterian Church: 80-H18 King Island Native Corp.: 83-L22 Sitnasuak Building: 24-Q11 Shops/Stores Trinh’s Spa & Nails: 36-P13 Chamber of Commerce: 4-Q11 Dexter Bypass: Nome Sweet Homes B&B St. Joseph Catholic Church: 69-L14 Nome Eskimo Community: 67-H12 State Office Building: 16-Q15 Alaska Commercial: 95-B10 National Park Service: 24-Q11 Trinh’s Floral Shop: 36-P13 Icy View: Apartments Seventh Day Adventist: Icy View Sitnasuak Native Corp.: 50-L10 Teen Center: 46-N9 Angela’s Art & Frame: Icy View Sew Far North: 103-H9 Nome Visitors Center: 4-R11 • Angela’s Art & Frame Weeks Apartments: 81-L19 Solomon Native Corp.: 50-L10 XYZ Senior Citizen Center: 22-Q11 AT&T: 36-P13 Wilderness SkiDoo: 78-F16 • Bed for a night B&B Polar Arms: 13-R12 Emergency: Banks • Old Alaska Rooms Bearing Song + Gift: 30-M10 • LDS Church Aurora Executive Suites: 43-P7 Anvil Mountain Correctional Center: Media Restaurants Betty Ann’s Beauty Salon: 44-N8 Points of Interest Credit Union 1: 56-K10 • 7th Day Adventist Nanuaq Manor: 70-L12 106-A2 KICY Radio: 55-K7 Airport Pizza: 56-K10 Board of Trade Ivory Shop: 12-Q12 Anvil City Square: 49-M10 Wells Fargo: 15-R14 Nome-Beltz Highway: Dredge No. 7 Inn Nome Professional Building: 63-I10 KNOM Radio: 72-M14 Bering Sea: 108-R11 Bonanza Express: 50-L10 Anvil Mtn. Historical Site: north (Dentist) Nome Nugget Newspaper: 23-Q11 Bering Tea: 30-M10 Bonanza Fuel: 50-L10 Cemetery: 93-J3 Other: NEST (Nome Emergency Shelter Golden China: 10-Q11 Boynton Office Systems: 26-L2 • Nome Beltz High School Team): 71-N11 Husky: 9-Q11 Builders Industrial Supply: 90-L6 2 Nome Visitor’S Guide 3

A Welcome to Nome from Mayor Richard Beneville

Dear Visitor, family, respect of elders, respect for a second gold rush. The price of gold members. ing around us. Enjoy the wonderful What a pleasure to welcome you culture and individuality and a deep is relatively high (about $1,200) and Nome is looking to expand our people you will meet, the scenery to Nome, Alaska! respect of the land and sea. Many a very successful reality television Port facilities to become a strategic you will see, and the experiences you If you’ve just arrived in Nome, live the Subsistence Life hunting sea series “Bring Sea Gold” have made deep water port for Alaska, and the will have and remember: “There’s you are in for a treat! Nome’s begin- mammals, hunting moose, caribou many folks eager to try their hand at country. Our future is here in the Far No Place Like Nome. nings in one sense go back a bit over and reindeer, fishing in our beautiful gold mining. A couple of hundred North. Many refer to the Arctic A warm and sincere welcome! 100 years, to 1898 and the beginning rivers and of course collecting people come to get rich, but there are Ocean as a New Ocean. of Gold Rush and in another sense go berries in the late summer and fall. restrictions as to where you can pan. We invite you to share in that Richard Beneville, Mayor back well over 10,000 years to a time The discovery of gold in Anvil Check with the Nome Visitor’s Cen- quiet excitement of the world chang- Nome, Alaska when there was a land bridge from Creek by one of the Three Lucky ter for more details. Not all the Asia to North America. The area you Swedes in 1898 changed this part of beaches are open to mining. Also the are in was a part of that “land bridge” the world greatly. Nome’s population “learning curve” is steep. One can and is called Beringia. rose to about 28,000 for a few years honestly say that it is not as easy as it Many of the Native Alaskans in at the peak of the Gold Rush. Not looks. Nome (about 60 percent of the 3,850 very many of those miners struck it Nome and the area around Nome total population) are Inupiaq, with rich in fact most did not. is a good place to find a quite spot some Siberian Yupik and Yupik Es- Today the population is about and contemplate how small we as kimo. We are really a big village. Es- 3,850 people. I’m one and so proud human beings are. Rent a car get out kimo values are at the heart of Nome: to be the Mayor. We are in a way, in on our 350 miles of roads and feel the sense of awe that one gets from seeing the expanse of the land here. The sky is a huge umbrella over the beautiful land that is the Seward Peninsula. The future is exciting. Climate Change is changing so much in our region. The accessibility of Bering Strait is beckoning and more and more ships are finding their way through the Northwest Passage pio- neered by Roald Amundsen. Today ships of all sizes are plying the routes that are now opening up as a result of the earth’s climate change ships in- cluding private vessels, science and scientists, military, and of course tourism. Crystal Cruise Lines’ ship Serenity will pay a visit to Nome on August 21 of this year on its way through the Northwest Passage end- ing up in New York City with 1,200 www.visitnomealaska.com passengers on board and 600 crew

Richard Beneville, Mayor

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4 Nome Visitor’S Guide Nome’s golden roots Who discovered undeniable that the area held a panned out our first gold dust on blom jumped a whaler from San section and started in to mine it had the Nome diggings? golden promise, and despite the Anvil Creek. The first pan produced Francisco when it landed at Port landed on a barren, inhospitable It was in the early fall of 1898 that backbreaking work, adverse weather $5. Sizing up the situation at a glance Clarence. Tagging along with local beach, with four miles of sloppy wet two Swedes and one Norwegian and virtually no infrastructure, thou- we saw that we had made a strike in- Eskimos en route to Golovin Bay, he tundra to cross to reach the dig- struck pay dirt at Anvil Creek —such sands flocked to the tent city later deed. found colors at the Sinuk River. gings,” wrote Will Chase in the book is the most widespread version of called Nome. “After a hurried consultation we “During this time Lindblom amused Pioneers of Alaska. “When word Nome’s history. However, different The price of gold was at $20 an decided to return to Golovin Bay himself by trying to find out if there spread of its richness, it was remark- accounts exist as to who earned the ounce in 1899, compared to today’s with all haste, stock ourselves out was gold on the river banks. The able the number of people who honors of claiming the first glimpse price at $1,256 per troy ounce as of with provisions, get two other men only implement at his disposal was a rushed there to try for a location for of gold in the area. March 2016. and form a district in the new region. small frying pan...with this crude and themselves or to work for the opera- After gold was discovered, news Trying to get the story of Nome’s We lost no time in our return to greasy miner’s tool he succeeded in tors. A town was quickly built and traveled fast, causing a stampede of beginnings straight, The Nome Golovin Bay where we were joined finding some good colors, establish- when in 1899 the beach was found to Arctic ICANS gold miners rushing to what would Nugget newspaper in 1901 asked, by Dr. Kittlesen and C.W. Price. ing to his own satisfaction that gold carry gold in super richness and was become the city of Nome. A year “Who discovered the Nome dig- Having the requisite number to form was there. This was the 11th of July, open to everyone, then came the del- A nonprofit cancer later, the first edition of The Nome gings?” a district we left for Cape Nome 1898.” uge! Of the thousands who came, survivor support group. News—which would later become The newspaper wrote that Jafet where a district was formed and According to Brostol, Lindblom few had any thought of making a The Nome Nugget in 1901—ran on Lindeberg, a Norwegian, claimed to claims were staked.” returned with Jafet Lindeberg and permanent home in Nome, and it was For more information call Monday, Oct. 9, 1899 the headline: be the man discovering gold. A second narrative of discovery of Erik Brynteson. “Lindblom knew not until conditions forced them to 443-5726. “AT LEAST $4,000,000—Output of “Late in the summer of 1898 my gold in Nome involves a man by the there was gold at Snake River and in- do so that they constructed comfort- season’s work in Nome District. Of partner, Mr. Brynteson, and Mr. Lin- name of Ivan Brostol, who credited duced two Swedes, Brynteson and able homes. this amount two million is from the deblom and myself left Golovin Bay Lindeberg’s partner with the discov- Lindeberg to go with him…. On the “The spring of 1900 was memo- sea-beach, the remainder is from the and started to do some prospecting. ery. Brostol told the newspaper, “The 18th of September they found some rable in the history of Seattle as creeks.” The U.S. Mint has different Hitherto we had had very poor luck credit of the discovery of gold in the coarse gold on what today is known being the beginning of that great rush numbers, estimating that by January in our mining adventures,” Linde- Nome mining district belongs to a as the Discovery Claim on Anvil of travel that has never since sub- 1900, $2.6 million worth of gold had berg told the newspaper. “It was on Swede by the name of Erik O. Lind- Creek. The prospectors staked out sided. It is safe to say that more than been extracted from Nome. It was the sixth of September that we blom.” According to Brostol, Lind- claims and returned to Golovnin Bay 20,000 people took passage for the on October 5.” new gold fields, and the summer of A third version of who found the 1900 saw the entire beach for miles Nome diggings came from an undis- covered with tents, which gave to it closed source in the early Nome the name of the tented city.” Nugget. “The discovery of gold on Of the immense crowds of people Anvil and adjacent diggings was some soon became discouraged at originally made in 1898 by two not finding gold in such easy reach prospectors named Hultberg and as anticipated. Blake. Hultberg came by way of Three physicians, seven lawyers Golovnin Bay where he communi- and one real estate agent advertised cated his information to G.W. Price their services in the first Nome Nome Discovery representing Chas Lane of San Fran- News, next to businesses selling Tours cisco and others, among them Linde- liquor and cigars, coaxing tired min- berg, Lindblom, Brynteson and ers to spend their day’s work on Kjellman. They formed a party, went “high-grade wines, liquors and ci- to Nome creeks and located all they gars.” could, starting a great winter’s stam- Some things don’t change—in- pede for Nome.” cluding that 50 cents bought a Nome Undisputed, however, is the stam- Nugget newspaper in 1899 as well as pede that followed, laying a founda- in 2016. tion for today’s city of Nome. “The little group of men who in 1898 discovered gold in the Nome Builders Supply 704 Seppala Drive Appliance Sales and Parts Plumbing – Heating – Electrical Welding Gas and Supplies Hardware – Tools – Steel 443-2234 1-800-590-2234 Nome Custom Jewelry        

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THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE NOME— Nome is surrounded by tundra and the frozen Bering Sea in this January aerial photo. How Nome got its name From the Feb. 22, 1906 edition of well-known fact that occasionally satisfied that the name was given to When the manuscript chart of that terrogation point was linked in by a The Nome Tri-Weekly Nugget geographic nomenclature originates the cape in the cruise of one or the region was being drawn on board the rough draughtsman, and the writing Cape Nome has been for years a in error. other of these vessels. Thinking that frigate Herald, attention was called appeared as “C. Name.” The stroke conspicuous part of Alaska. Many Prof. Davidson searched every the name might have been that of one to the fact that no name had been as- of the “a,” however, being very in- persons who have read of the gold available chart and narrative relating of the officers of the Herald or signed to this point, and the query “? distinct. It was interpreted by the ad- dust found in the sands along the to that region. He finally traced the Plover, he wrote to the British admi- Name” was place against it. There miralty’s office, London, as Cape beach have doubtless wondered how name to Chart No. 1853 as being the ralty for information. He has re- was an opportunity one day to send a Nome. The cape has ever since ap- it received its rather unusual name. first to use the name. The great atlas ceived a reply that entirely clears up mail home, and in the hurry to com- peared on the maps with this name. Was the cape named in honor of of the North Pacific, which the Rus- the mystery. plete the chart for forwarding the in- some individual or was the word sians had prepared in the previous Nome taken from the Eskimo or one year, did not contain it. of the Indian languages? The ques- Prof. Davidson then looked up the tion interested a veteran geographer, tracks of the British Vessels Herald Prof. George Davidson, of the Uni- and Plover, which were engaged versity of California, and he has from 1845 till 1851 searching for Sir traced the name back to a ludicrous John Franklin in the waters of north- blunder. The story illustrates the western North America. He became Polar Café Nome’s Family Restaurant 225 Front St. near the Post Office 443-5191 WiFi access

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January Bering Sea coast, with Nome as its ters, pottery artists, sewers and bead- front of Nome. Lemonade Day: Kids become Idita-Splash: a three-month long final destination. Dog teams arrive ers showcase their art and products entrepreneurs and sell lemonade, challenge to log 1,049 hours in the anywhere eight to 15 days after their in the finest art and craft fair in the May cookies and other refreshments pool or swim 1,049 laps, one for each start in Anchorage. The annual event region. Relay for Life: Fundraiser for the throughout Nome. mile of the Iditarod trail. attracts visitors from all over the Open Mic Night: During the Idi- American Cancer Society AKBody Tundra Challenge: Idita-Walk: 1,049 minutes of world, and Nomeites put on different tarod, the Nome Arts Council invites June The race is a five-mile obstacle walking for humans and canines. events to celebrate March, a.k.a. Idi- visitors and locals alike to take to the Stroke & Croak Triathlon: This course over road, tundra, rocks and tarod month. stage to perform. swim-bike-run event encourages sand. February Lonnie O’Connor Iditarod Bas- 8&9 Ball Pool Tournament: Nomeites to come out of hibernation Midnight Sun Festival: A variety Iron Dog Snowmachine race: ketball Classic: A basketball tourna- Three days of dart tournament ac- and get into shape. of activities are scheduled around the The longest snowmachine race in the ment with men’s, women’s and open tion—singles, doubles, open teams. Kawerak Regional Conference longest day of the year when there is world, covering 2,274 miles from teams from the region competing for Saint Patrick’s Day Parade: On and 32nd Rural Provider’s Con- nearly 24 hours of daylight. Events Big Lake to Nome and on to Fair- one week in Nome. March 17, the Irish and the want-to ference: The 2016 Kawerak Re- include: banks. A halfway banquet is held in Nome-Golovin Snowmachine be-Irish wear their green and march gional Conference is held in Folk Fest: Community barn Nome on the Wednesday after their Race: This 200-mile snowmachine down Front Street at noon and finish conjunction with the Rural dance, held at the Nome Elementary arrival in town. race from Nome to the village of under the Iditarod Arch. Providers’ Conference in Nome. The School. Golovin and back attracts racers Nome Kennel Club 200-mile conference offers cultural events, Gold Dust Dash: Four-mile run March from across Alaska. Nome Council Sled Dog race, talking circles, workshops and tradi- on East Beach, first male and first fe- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: Bering Sea Ice Golf Classic: A where dog mushers take to the trail tional dancing in the evenings. male finisher receive a gold nugget. Beginning in Anchorage with a cere- challenge for even experienced and mush from Nome to Council and CAMP Summercise program: Midnight Sun Parade: The an- monial start the first Saturday of golfers, the Bering Sea Ice Golf takes back. The annual Summercise program for March, the Iditarod claims to be the to the white ice in front of Nome and children begins June 8 and ends July continued on page 7 longest and toughest sled dog race in is a fundraising event sponsored by April 23. the world. The trail crosses the the Bering Sea Lions Club. Cannonball Run: The 150-mile Alaska Range, the mighty Yukon, Iditarod Arts and Crafts Fair snowmachine lap race begins and tundra and finally the windswept and Art Show: Local artists, knit- ends on the frozen Bering Sea in

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Iditarod HQ/M n Conventio enter 122 West First Avenue • Nome, AK 99762 Take a short trip from downtown aI (907) 443-5565 for seafood that’s out of this world! Nome Visitor’S Guide 7 • Annual events in Nome continued from page 6 marathon at East End Park and run to to Eskimo dancing and a feast of Christmas season. The tree is lighted Nome Volunteer Fire Department Cape Nome and back. Half- salmon, seal meat and caribou for its and local musicians provide tunes to pulling out all stops to entertain a nual parade starts at the Nome State marathoners starts at Cape Nome and yearly cultural festival. spread the cheer. Santa and a real huge crowd with games of chance, Office building and the best floats runners run back to Nome. reindeer pay their yearly early to visit concession stands, bingo, cakewalks are awarded with Judge’s Choice, Wyatt Earp Dexter Challenge: December Nome for the ceremony. and a rib dinner. Most Creative and Best Bicycle The challenge includes an eight-mile Christmas Extravaganza: The Firemen’s Carnival: On the first For more information on dates, awards. run, four mile walk or 12-mile bike annual musical and tree-lighting cer- Saturday of December this annual times and contacts for local events, Polar Bear Swim: Brave riude. Runners start at Anvil City emony ignites spirits to begin the event held at the Rec Center has the go to www.visitnomealaska.com. Nomeites and visitors hit the chilly Square, walkers start at Dexter By- Bering Sea water for a quick dip. pass and the bikers leave Anvil City Submersion of the whole body enti- Square and ride to Dexter via the tles the swimmer to a commemora- Beam Road. All finish at Dexter. tive certificate. Summerfest: The event features Bank Hold-up: The re-enactment music, games, food, a bounce house, of an old time gold rush era bank dunk tank. robbery—brought to you by a host of Salmonberry Jam Folk Fest: A Nome’s talented actors—is always guest band as well as local talent per- exciting for onlookers and a crowd form on stage at the Nome Elemen- favorite. tary School. Nome River Raft Race: Folks hit the road to the country as the Bering August Sea Lions Club Nome River Raft Anvil Mountain 59’37” Chal- race starts on mile 13 of the lenge: Starting at the base of Anvil Kougarok Road. Homemade rafts Mountain, runners go uphill and are paddled almost two miles down- back down. river. While a few teams seriously Nome Garden Tour: Beginning race for the win, several others lazily at Anvil City Square, the tour takes float and take every opportunity to participants to gardens and hidden soak competitors and spectators. garden treasures in and around Nome. July Anvil Mountain Run: This September Fourth of July, 12.5-mile run starts at Bathtub Race: At high noon on 8 a.m. on Front Street and takes run- Labor Day, this unusual event takes ners up to Anvil Mountain, elevation racers on a dash down Front Street. 1,100 ft. and back to City Hall. The unusual thing about it: Five- July 4th Street Games: A parade member teams push, pull and shove precedes an afternoon filled with foot bathtubs and one member must be in races, bicycle competitions, gunny the tub with bubbles apparent in the sack races, shoe scrambles, egg races water. and three-legged hopping contests. Rubber Duck Race: Numbered Highlights are free ice cream at the rubber ducks are released in the Nome Volunteer Fire Department. Snake River on Labor Day. The first Poor Man’s Paradise: Old-fash- three ducks and their owners claim a ioned mining skills are featured in cash prize. this gold-panning contest. Each con- Wales Kingikmiut Dance Festi- testant gets a pan containing gold val: Every Labor Day weekend in nuggets hidden in the sand. The win- Wales, Eskimo dance groups from all ner pans out the gold in the shortest over arrive for three days and nights time. of dancing and celebrating. Cape Nome Half and Full Teller Cultural Festival: At the Marathon: Runners start the full end of September, Teller plays host SNOWMACHINE RACE— Participants in a local snowmachine race wait for the start of the race.

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Welcome To Nome! rial statue funded by Nome’s Native the region's land, sea, natural re- wealth is expressed in harvest and in Nome Eskimo Community – the Quyaana Qairuasi (Inupiaq); youth, on Anvil City Square com- sources and technologies necessary the sharing and celebration that result tribal government for Nome; King Quyaana Tailuci (Central memorating Constantine and to thrive. Harvesting of animals, from the harvest.” Island Native Community – the tribal Yup’ik); Quyakamsi Tagilghiisi Gabriel. plants, birds and sea life continues to Today, Alaska Native agencies in government for King Island, based in (St. Lawrence Island Yupik) Indigenous Peoples have main- be very important to all aspects of Nome work in partnership toward Nome; Native Village of Council – Welcome to Siqnasuaq, homeland tained their values, knowledge, cul- life for Alaska Native peoples. In the the common goals of cultural educa- the tribal government for Council, to vibrant living cultures whose roots ture, and ways of being and spring, many local hunters can be tion and preservation, language revi- based in Nome; the Native Village of go back thousands of years. Nome knowing, despite having sustained seen in their skiffs, out on the ocean talization, perpetuation of cultural Solomon – the tribal government for lies within the Bering Strait Region, community-wide injury at contact seeking bearded seal and walrus. In values, and working together toward Solomon, based in Nome. Local and is the regional hub to three with colonial powers. Illnesses that the summer, families are typically improving the health, social and eco- Alaska Native agencies work closely Alaska Native cultures: the Inupiat, were common to European individu- out picking greens, gathering eggs, nomic situation of community mem- with families and local schools, pro- the Yupik and the St. Lawrence Is- als were devastating to Alaska Native or fishing for salmon. In the fall, it is bers. Partners include Norton Sound viding cultural education and part- land Yupik peoples. Each of the re- Peoples, and in some cases, entire time to hunt for moose and caribou, Health Corporation – a tribally nering in delivery of prevention gion’s 20 communities maintain a communities perished. The 1900 pick berries of all kinds, and harvest owned regional health corporation, education, youth leadership develop- government-to-government relation- Nome flu epidemic killed 60 percent Beluga whales. Winter provides sea providing all hospital services for the ment and continued involvement ship with the United States as Feder- of all local Native people, and the ice, and many families harvest crab region; Kawerak, Incorporated – a youth wellness initiatives. ally Recognized Tribes, and have 1918 Spanish flu caused 75 percent and cod from holes in the ice. Har- tribally run non-profit organization, Again, and welcome to Nome – been known to occupy their respec- of the population of nearby Wales to vesting is important to Alaska Native providing the majority of social serv- we hope you enjoy your stay! If you tive homelands and customary sub- succumb. From the 1930s through existence, sustenance, spirituality ices for the region; Bering Strait Na- would like more information about sistence use areas within this region the 1970s the Bureau of Indian Af- and community. As is also tradi- tive Corporation – the regional Nome’s Native community, please for several millennia. fairs instituted an assimilation policy tional ecological knowledge, passing for-profit Alaska Native Claims Set- see the following links: Siqnasuaq is known among and many Alaska Native children of knowledge to children, connection tlement Act (ANCSA) corporation. www.kawerak.org Alaska Native Peoples of the region, were removed from their communi- to nature, cultivation and caring for Norton Sound Economic Develop- www.nortonsoundhealth.org as a historically permanent commu- ties and sent to boarding schools the environment. The late Inupiaq ment Corporation – the region’s fish- www.beringstraits.com nity. In 2005 and 2006, the City of where use of Native languages was leader Eileen Maclean of Barrow, eries Community Development www.nsedc.com Nome undertook a port facility con- forbidden. Although our region’s shared some important wisdom when Quota Program corporation; Sitna- www.snc.org struction project. Two subterranean towns are currently experiencing she said, “Subsistence is not about suak Native Corporation – Nome’s www.necalaska.org homes, a hunting cache, and a trash manifestations of historical traumas, poverty, it is about wealth…This ANCSA Native village corporation; midden were found by construction many communities are utilizing their workers during excavation. The cultures to heal. Healing approaches homes were radiocarbon dated as that are based on wellness within a 250-400 years old. cultural context, with a focus on During the Gold Rush era, Alaska strengthening cultural identity have Natives were excluded from staking proven to be the most effective. claims until they were granted citi- Nome played an important role in zenship to the United States in 1924. the U.S. Civil Rights movement. A study done in 2011 by Amber Lin- Nome events prompted strides in coln, PhD, stated, “By that time Alaska State policy, nearly 20 years [1924], however, the resources from before the U.S. Civil Rights Act. In placer mining had largely been ex- 1944, local Nome Inupiaq, Alberta tracted and gold strikes had ceased.” Schenck, is arrested for sitting in the Dr. Lincoln further states “The his- “whites only” section of the No- toric territorial and federal Jim Crow marama Theater with her white date. Laws that were exercised in Nome Alberta wrote a passionate and com- exemplify discrimination in the first pelling letter to The Nome Nugget half of the 20th century. These laws newspaper and a telegram to then denied property, civic, and represen- Territorial Governor Ernest Gruening tational rights to minorities in gen- on the issue of racism and gained eral and Alaska Natives in support for a civil rights bill for particular.” One striking example of Alaska. Alberta, along with Eliza- this, in 1898, two Inupiaq boys-Con- beth Peratrovich, Tlingit of South stantine Uparazuck and Gabriel East Alaska, are heroines of U.S. Adams, show three Scandinavian Civil Rights and social justice. prospectors the location of a gold de- Siqnasuaq and the region’s com- posit near Nome, and are denied the munities have, for hundreds of gen- right to stake claims or benefit from erations, maintained a complex KING ISLAND DRUMMERS AND DANCERS— Wilfred Anowlic performs with the King Island Drummers the “find” of the “Three Lucky system of kinship, oral history, trade and Dancers. Swedes.” There is a beautiful memo- economy, and intimate knowledge of

The Kawerak Katirvik Cultural Center is located in the City of Nome Richard Foster Building, along with the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum and the Kegoayah Kozga Public Library, and will open in late October 2016. Katirvik means a place to gather in the Inupiaq language. Please come gather with us at the center, learn about the region's rich cultures, and join the Elders for stories, history, and language learning, over a cup of tea.

It is the mission of the Kawerak Katirvik Cultural Center to preserve, celebrate, share and educate about the unique indigenous knowledge and cultures of the Bering Strait Region of Alaska. The Center strives to inspire cooperative dialogue and improve cultural awareness in its communities and visitors through programs, collections in the arts, sciences and humanities.

For more information about the KCC visit our website at www.kawerak.org/katirvik.html or give us a call at 907-443-5231 Nome Visitor’S Guide 9 Nome Highlights Iditarod fever strikes Stampeders’ Beach dirt road leads to the site. Still in 2010, and Kansas City, Mo., Wide sandy beaches with abun- when The Wilders graced Nome’s Nome dant driftwood and the presence of Last Train to Nowhere near stages in 2007 with their often- an occasional beach miner only hint Solomon rowdy old-time music. In 2008, The Nomeites can look forward to a Nome is also a celebration of the at the bustle of thousands of miners, Certainly one of the most pictur- Stairwell Sisters, an all-female act few things once March rolls around. coming spring and the near comple- each a pick handle’s width apart, esque — and most photographed— from San Francisco, charmed the fes- The sun climbs higher in the sky, tion of another long winter. While panning the gold flecks from the local landmarks is the Last Train to tival and town with their ever-ready finally giving off some warmth. The visitors and locals alike mill about richly gold-sprinkled ruby sands of a Nowhere near Solomon. Time and smiles, up-tempo string band tunes daylight stretches noticeably longer Front Street waiting for mushers and century ago. Oh, the gold is still the harsh arctic environment have and plaintive waltzes. Other guest each day. And the largest celebration teams to arrive, a host of other activ- there, and in quantities that at today’s ravaged the trains, and they lie in im- bands have hailed from elsewhere in of the year is heading for town. ities are underway throughout Nome, high prices make it possible to make pressive ruins. Today, the Last Train Alaska, including Ray-Jen Cajun On the first Sunday in March, both indoors and out. a living gleaning the gold. Just as to Nowhere is preserved for the en- from Homer, Panhandle Crabgrass mushers and their teams depart for From mild to wild—morning, likely, visitors will prefer a brisk joyment and education of all to illus- Revival, Salsa Borealis, the Great Nome from Willow for the 1,000- noon and night—there is an event for walk on the windy expanse over- trate a vital part of the Seward Alaska Bluegrass Band and The Sofa plus mile adventure that is the Idi- every taste. From golf on the sea ice looking the rolling seas, perhaps Peninsula’s unique heritage. Inter- Kings, all from Juneau, and up-and- tarod Trail Sled Dog Race. As the in front of town to a week-long bas- stopping for a picnic. A few of the pretive signage tells the story of the coming bluegrass stars Bearfoot of canine athletes and the drivers expe- ketball tournament at the recreation hardiest souls may try a dip in the railroad, the trains, the adjacent ferry, Cordova. rience the trials, tribulations and joys center—not to mention all the frigid waters. as well as the village of Solomon and In addition to the guest musi- of the trail, Nomeites are making the nightlife in the bars—there is plenty its relocation. A boardwalk allows cians—who generally perform mul- final preparations to ensure the fin- to do while waiting for mushers to Swanberg Dredge and Rocker visitors to get a closer look without tiple concerts and provide ish line is ready for their arrival. arrive. Gulch having to navigate the swampy tun- workshops—the Folk Fest brings the They’re also readying town for the Today, Swanberg’s Dredge still dra that surrounds the site. local musicians out of the woodwork influx of visitors who will fill every sits placidly on a still pond in Rocker to strut their stuff. The Folk Fest available room and nearly every Visit Gulch. Swanberg Dredge is a self- Fort Davis main stage event puts Nome’s talent spare couch in Nome to witness the contained diesel/electric-powered Now the home to a subsistence in the spotlight to perform small sets finish and share in the revelry. The Nome Nugget gold recovery machine. Originally fishing camp, Fort Davis is the site for the crowd. Each year the set list As much a celebration of the race online at known as the Johnson-Pohl Dredge, of a Gold Rush era U.S. Army fort grows as more area residents and vis- that commemorates the historic Idi- the dredge was purchased in San that provided the primary govern- itors learn to play or just get up the tarod Trail and the use of sled dogs www.nomenugget.net Francisco by the Gold Beach Dredg- ment presence in all of Northwest nerve to share their skills. as a vital transportation and supply ing Company and shipped to Nome Alaska around the turn of the 20th link in years past, Iditarod time in in pieces in 1946, where it was re- Century. The fort was dismantled in Run for the gold constructed. Due to the low price for 1918. The athletic set can get a healthy gold immediately after World War II start to the weekend with the annual and ground conditions around the No need for sleep—Summer Gold Dust Dash race. The 4-mile dredge, the company failed to turn a Events race generally starts at 8 a.m. and profit. The local bank took posses- While receiving a passing men- runs along the Bering Sea coast from sion of the dredge in 1947 and it re- tion in the Lower 48, the summer East Beach to the Nome River and mained idle thereafter. It has a solstice in Alaska is heralded as one back. Up for grabs are gold nuggets compartmentalized hull 60 feet long, of the major events of the year. for the top male and female finishers. 30 feet wide and six feet deep. In In a land that is shrouded in near- essence, it is an ore processing ship. total darkness at the other end of the Everyone loves a parade It scooped gravel with a 70-bucket calendar, June 21 is celebrated for The festival hits the streets Satur- digging ladder bringing gravel on the non-stop light that recharges day with the annual parade, which board, screening and washing it, and Nomeites’ batteries after the sun-de- normally starts at 11 a.m. The parade Sew Far amalgamating the gold with a mer- prived winter months. Accordingly, featured new twists in 2009, includ- cury process. The dredge exhausted Nome soaks in as much of that sun ing a route that doubled back on it- the stripped gravel off the stern. The as it can during its annual Midnight self and prizes for the best floats. The dredge is accessible at the east end of Sun Festival. classic hometown parade includes North Front Street. Interpretive signs tell The three-day event, held on the the obligatory fire trucks and air- the story of the site, the ship and the weekend nearest to the actual sol- borne candy, as well as a few Nome- environs. A lazy “S-shaped” board- stice, features a music festival, a pa- specific items like an armada for Fabrics, Notions & Yarn walk winds for about 600 feet reach- rade, a dramatic mock bank robbery four-wheelers and the occasional 404 W. Tobuk Alley ing out to the dredge. on Front Street, a communal dunk- reindeer. Just next door on Front Street sits ing in the Bering Sea, and a home- (907) 443-6719 an amazing assemblage of gold made raft race. Hands up! (call for hours of operation) dredging, tundra thawing and exca- Parade-watchers should keep a Village Orders Welcome vating equipment. The nobly rusted Salmonberry Jam Folk Fest keen eye on Front Street after the last facebook: sew far north hulks, some dating back to Nome’s Ever-growing since its inception float has passed. At high noon every earliest period, were often retired in 2001, the Nome Salmonberry Jam year on this day, a band of miscreants where they were last used, until sal- Folk Fest started as the Midnight Sun seems to find its way onto Nome’s vaged and marshaled to tell an amaz- Folk Fest and rounds up the area’s main drag with the intention of hold- ing history of mining and talented musicians and a guest band ing up Nome’s main bank. Find a construction in Nome. Explore and for three-plus days of performances, good viewing spot in front of Wells marvel at the inventions and energy dances, jam sessions and workshops. Fargo and you will witness the bad harnessing devices. The 2016 festival celebrates 16 years of bringing a wide array of guest continued on page 10 Anvil Mountain White Alice bands to Nome and putting a large Site number of hometown talent on the Four stark radar reflectors inter- stage. rupt the smooth mountaintop ex- What started with a barn dance panse of Anvil Mountain behind and dance callers event in 2000 Nome. Part of the Distant Early evolved into the fully-fledged Folk Warning (DEW) system of Cold War Fest with a feature band, local musi- era surveillance of the Communist cians, food booths, and arts and craft bloc, these massive antennas—now vendors. still sentinels—are prominent re- Guest bands for the event will minders of a more jittery time in have come to Nome from as far away American history. A short hike up a as Boston, in the case of Crooked

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SPRING MIGRATION— Tundra swans rest at Safety Sound during the spring migration. Birders flock to Nome By Lana Creer-Harris find bristle-thighed curlew. Wander- federal and state land. Native lands wheatears and redpolls. The lower Teller are good raptor habitat. All Birding the Seward Peninsula and ing tattlers use the high country are privately owned. Subsistence vil- slopes harbor long-tailed jaegers, Pa- three jaegers rove this road. In good Nome is an adventure, a journey of streams and gravel-rimmed ponds lages at Fort Davis, Nuuk and Cape cific and American golden plovers. lemming and vole years, a snowy surprises and at least a four-day proj- along the Kougarok. The Kougarok Woolley, the top of Anvil Mountain, Nesting red-throated pipits have owl might nest on grass hummocks ect. Road winds through 84 miles of Solomon and Teller are all Native- been seen on the back of the hill. here. Arctic terns and the occasional The 30-mile drive down the coast great scenery filled with wildlife and owned land holdings. There is a road The Teller road is under-rated for Aleutian tern nest on gravelly river- eastward from Nome along Safety wild flowers. easement into Cape Woolley and up birding. Anticipate great surprises banks and will dive-bomb the un- Sound to the resting place of the Last Council Road passes through Anvil Mountain. It is permissible to but few certainties. One fortunate wary. Blue Stone Bridge at mile 58 Train to Nowhere takes non-birders Nuuk, a Native fish camp, parallels bird from the road, but you cannot birder, seeking ptarmigan, was re- hosts a colony of cliff swallows most 45 minutes. However, for most bird- Safety Lagoon east of Nome and trespass. warded with a lagniappe of migrat- years. ers it is a five-hour journey. turns north where the Last Train to The residents often are busy with ing blue-throats pouring over the Teller city boasts usually at least Wagtails, longspurs, eiders, gulls, Nowhere sits rusting in a marsh at subsistence activities important for hills. Beside the Penny River, just 13 one nesting pair of white wagtails. dabblers, peeps and swans all use Bonanza Channel. From there, the their winter food supply. They catch miles out of Nome, you can see the Grantley Harbor is also a good place Safety Sound. Every flock begs to be road climbs up through the hills to and dry fish and seal, or gather artic warbler and gray-cheeked to look for pigeon guillemot, com- scanned, and every bird, bright in boreal forest around Council City. greens and berries. Private camps are thrush in willows and spotted sand- mon eider, horned puffin and pelagic breeding plumage, asks for more Teller Road takes you to a Native scattered from Fort Davis to piper on the gravel banks of the me- cormorant. than a cursory inspection. community of the same name on Solomon. Again, parking along the ander. Rocky canyons on the road to There are three main roads for Grantley Harbor, 73 miles northwest road is fine, but walking through birding out of Nome: The Kougarok of Nome. This is where the elusive camps is frowned upon. Road, the Council Road and the white wagtail usually nests. Birds to see in and around Nome: Teller Road. There are a few things to remem- Wood and common sandpiper can be The Kougarok Road provides the ber when you travel in the Nome seen at the road fork near the airport. Milano’s Pizzaria sole road-accessible place in North area. The land surrounding Nome is Common and (rarely) spectacled ei- America where you can expect to a patchwork of Native corporation, ders can be seen on the Snake River Pizza • Burgers • Sushi near the port and the Post Office Annex. In grasslands and thickets around Nome live yellow wagtails, •Korean Specials• Lapland longspurs, plovers, white crowned and fox sparrows. On the 110 Front St, Nome River delta you will find an in- teresting combination of river-delta, Nome, AK 99762 grassland and beach birding. On top (907) 443-2924 of Anvil Mountain, look for northern

Hours: Parks & Recreation Dept. Mem. Day - Labor Day Your one-stop source for fitness, fun, and relaxation. Mon. - Fri. Fully equipped with: A full size gymnasium, weight 5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. TELLER HIGHWAY— This gold rush era mining camp can be seen room with free weights and cardio equipment, when driving to Teller. climbing wall, racquetball court, fitness classesX men's closed on weekends • Nome Highlights and women's locker rooms, Labor Day - Mem. Day showers, saunas, and a separate Mon. - Fri. continued from page 9 proving their light grasp on sanity. family changing room. The event also features the annual 5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. guys nearly get away with the loot “Dunk Leo” fundraiser. Proceeds go before Nome’s heroes–all in turn-of- to a local cause. Weekends the-century garb–put the robbery to a halt and set the criminals straight. If it floats, it races Sat. 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. You may want to cover your ears; A mix or ingenuity, questionable Swimming Pool: Hours & programs vary seasonally the guns may not be loaded with live taste and a fair amount of duct tape Call 907-443-5717 for more information. Sun. 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. ammo, but they sure sound like it. mark many of the entries in the Tel: 907-443-6645 • 208 E. 6th Avenue, Nome • www.nomealaska.org Bering Sea Lions Club Nome River Come on in, the water is … well, Raft Race. Every year 15 to 20 cold homemade rafts take to the Nome Following the robbery you’ll have River at mile 13 of the Kougarok just enough time to grab some bar- Road for a race to Dexter. While a becued chicken from the Bering Sea few Spartan craft battle for the title Lions Club on Front Street before each year, even more settle back for donning a bathing suit and heading a relaxing float with plenty of time out to East Beach for the Nome Ro- to fire off water balloons and squirt tary Club Polar Bear Swim. Not for guns at fellow participants and spec- the faint-of-heart, the swim rewards tators. Several of the slower rafts in- the brave souls who take the plunge corporate themes and costumes into into the Bering Sea with certificates the float.

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WILDLIFE— Three grizzly bears check out their surroundings with Anvil Mountain in the background.

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443-2144 Musk oxen may appear docile, but Sunday School: 10 a.m./Worship: 11 a.m. they are not! Do not approach closely We are conveniently located on the first floor of the or you risk getting charged. In sum- Community Baptist Church-SBC Sitnasuak Building on Front St., the yellow building 108 West 3rd Avenue • 443-5448 • Pastor Aaron Cooper mer, musk oxen are often found graz- ing on side slopes feeding on tender with the polar bear. Sunday Small Group Bible Study: 10 a.m. forbs. They may also venture down Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. to wade in cooling river waters on a Community United Methodist Church hot summer day. In winter, groups West 2nd Avenue & C Street • 443-2865 typically move to exposed ridges Pastor Charles Brower where the wind blows a meager Sunday: Worship 11:00 am amount of plant growth free of snow. Monday: Thrift Shop 4:00 to 5:00 pm Tuesday & Thursday: Thrift Shop 7:00 to 8:30 pm Moose Wednesday: Faith Followers 5:45 to 7:30 pm Moose made their first appearance For more information, Nome Covenant Church on the Seward Peninsula only in the 101 Bering Street • 443-2565 • Pastor Harvey last 75 years, following the increas- Call: 907.443.2522 Sunday: School 10 a.m./Worship 11 a.m. ing growth of willow thickets. Visit: www.nps.gov/bela Wednesday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m. (443-8063 for more info) Moose typically group up in river Twitter: @BeringLandNPS Friday: Community Soup Kitchen 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. bottoms throughout the winter, www.Facebook.com/bela.nps EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA TM Our Savior Lutheran Church 5th Avenue & Bering • 443-5295 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday: Worship 11 a.m. Lenten Worship: Sundays 7pm (2.14 to 3.13) Dredge Inn The Dredge No. 7 Inn is a new Handicapped accessible ramp: North side state–of-the-art lodging in Nome, Alaska River of Life Assembly of God with Historical turn-of-the Century ambiance. 405 W. Seppala • 443-5333 Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Located in the City of Nome. Last Sunday of each month Worship: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Worship: 7:00 p.m. For more information contact Pastor Austin Jones St. Joseph Catholic Church Corner of Steadman & W. King Place • 443-5527 Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m./Sunday 10:30 a.m. Friday Hospital Mass: 12:00 p.m. (Quyanna Care Center) Patients going to ANMC and want to see a Catholic priest please call Fr. Brunet, OMI: cell 907-441-2106 or Holy Family Cathedral (907) 276-3455 Seventh-Day Adventist Icy View • 443-5137 Saturday Sabbath School: 10 a.m. Saturday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Nome Church of the Nazarene 3rd Avenue & Division Street • 443-4870 Vehicles rentals available Call us for more information Pastor Dan Ward Sunday Prayer 9:30 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m. Save 10%, Book Online at www.dredge7inn.com 907-304-1270 Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. 2.11.2016 12 Nome Visitor’S Guide

ROADS— The Bob Blodgett Nome-Teller Memorial Highway leads from Nome along the Bering Sea Coast and through the Kigluaik Mountains to Teller, approximate distance 72 miles. • See Nome’s wilder side continued from page 11 seen in caribou. Ear tags are another also become prey. In summer and give-away. You have the possibility early fall, grizzlies feed on returning B ERING S EA of seeing reindeer on any of Nome’s salmon, and gorge themselves on Reindeer or caribou? roads. berries. They are also drawn to the OMEN’S If it’s summer, most likely you’re coast to feed on marine mammal car- W seeing a reindeer. Reindeer were im- Grizzlies casses that wash ashore. Bears need ported from Russia more than 100 Yes, this is grizzly country, with to gain a tremendous amount of G ROUP years ago to provide a stable meat black bears found only east of the weight in order to sustain themselves supply for the Native people whose road system where the boreal forest through another winter’s hibernation. BSWG provides services to survivors of violent crime and traditional food—whales and wal- begins. Seeing a grizzly from a safe There is a chance of seeing grizzlies promotes violence-free lifestyles in the Bering Strait region. ruses—had been decimated by com- distance is a thrilling experience. from any of Nome’s roads. mercial hunters. Native-owned herds Binoculars are the best way to enjoy 24-Hours Crisis Line: 1-800-570-5444 or 907-443-5444 once covered the entire peninsula, watching grizzlies from a safe dis- Know before you go Fax: 907-443-3748 • Email: [email protected] but in recent years the Western Arc- tance—and to be sure you’re not Please be respectful that local tic Caribou Herd has expanded its viewing the sometimes misleading people enjoy watching wildlife too, winter range farther west onto the “grizzly barrel.” Follow standard but they also rely on them as a source Seward Peninsula and swept up en- bear safety practices listed in various of nutritious and affordable food. tire herds of reindeer with them publications and brochures. For the Please don’t interfere with any hunt- when they migrate north in spring. first half of the 20th century, bear ing activities. Nome Discovery Tours Caribou spend their summers much numbers were kept low on the Se- Please remember that much of farther north, so the animals you see ward Peninsula by the higher num- land beyond the edge of the road is Day Tours • Teller Day Trips • Custom Road Trips • along the Nome road system in sum- ber of reindeer herders and gold privately owned. mer are typically reindeer. In fall miners. As these activities have de- Please don’t stress the wildlife — Gold Panning • Tundra Tours • Custom Tours time it is not impossible that some clined, and as more moose and cari- or put yourself at risk—by ap- early caribou bulls may range this far bou move into the region, grizzlies proaching too closely. Your car west. And in recent winters, the have become more common. In their makes a very effective wildlife blind. Richard Beneville Western Arctic Caribou Herd has never-ending search for all types of Carry binoculars to improve your come close enough to Nome that food, grizzlies cover a tremendous ability to locate and enjoy watching they can be reached in a day’s snow- amount of territory and can be found our wildlife! (907) 443-2814 • [email protected] machine ride. Caribou and reindeer in almost any habitat type. Nonethe- are the same species and can readily less, they do tend to follow a sea- “Don’t leave Nome without hooking up with Richard at Nome Discovery Tours!” Esquire Magazine, March 1997 interbreed, but years of genetic sep- sonal pattern. Once aroused from aration have allowed for some subtle their winter hibernation in early physical differences. Reindeer tend spring, look for grizzlies digging for to be a little shorter-legged, and their roots and early greens on south-fac- racks not quite as impressive as bull ing slopes, working their way down TTakake a virtual visit to ... caribou. More obviously, reindeer as summer green-up occurs. New- will occasionally develop a spotted born reindeer and moose calves can coloration to their coat, which is not Nome Nugget Inn www.nomenuggetinnhotel.com 5WD TEU DKD5 DK  QVG •Located in the heart of •Refrigerator ... all yeaarr longl ! downtown Nome •Microwave oven •Next to gift shops •Television •Free local calls •1-877-443-2323 (907) 443-2323 or 4189        „ NGV „-#GOQ0„ZQ$12   VGPVGIIWPGOQP„ ZCH 

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