Photos courtesy Touch Alaska • NSB Planning Department, Planning • NSB Culture & Division of Iñupiat History, Language Department, Planning • NSB Division GIS ts, [Quhoo’-yan-ahk’-pahk] c studies, “Thank you very much!” c contributions of Iñupiat hunters that helped make This edition of the Barrow Visitor’s Guide Visitor’s This edition of the Barrow ts of new technologies. Quyanaqpak! was made possible, in part, by support from: . • ECHO • Arctic Slope Regional Corporation • City of Barrow • North Slope Borough District School This event is partially, or completely, or completely, This event is partially, funded by ECHO, Education through Cultural and Historical 84.215Y. CFDA Organizations, The purpose of ECHO programs is to amplify educational benefi foster greater appreciation of local and assist and national history, communities in maximizing the social benefi museum, a traditional workshop ne The Iñupiat Heritage Center Welcomes You! Welcomes The Iñupiat Heritage Center • Meet the commercial whalers who sailed from New Bedford, • Meet the commercial whalers who sailed during the tumultuous Massachusetts to hunt the bowhead whale period of early Euro-American contact. subsistence whaling • Learn about the methods of contemporary and the scientifi of arctic whales. the bowhead whale the best studied population have shaped, and con- • Examine the dramatic climate changes that tinue to shape, life above the arctic circle. collection of mounted indig- the North Slope Borough’s View • etch walrus ivory, enous birds and watch our craftspeople carve and other works bowhead whale baleen, create beautiful jewelry of art. that tell sto- our Iñupiat Dancers perform ancient dances Watch • of traditional drums. ries, accompanied by the throbbing rhythm of our language, Iñupiaq. your senses to the expression Treat • and the opportunities • Learn about the other North Slope villages they offer. Discover the Iñupiat Heritage Center, a com- Center, Heritage the Iñupiat Discover lan- the history, place where gathering munity shared Iñupiat are of the and traditions guage and North Slope residents. with visitors Heritage behind the Iñupiat The philosophy [khaar’-ghee] on the “” Center is based village house, where many or community Among its took place. activities traditionally Heritage Center offers amenities, the Iñupiat a fi of artifacts, and a growing collection The Center is archives and displays. used as a venue for scientifi and repatriation academic course work from museums of artifacts and photos the world. and collectors around members, staff cultural preservation efforts, In addition to their other from the North Slope Borough School volunteers and representatives the North Slope Borough, City of Barrow, District, Ilisaġvik College, and other agencies work with Whaling Commission Alaska Eskimo biologists and other elders, local historians, hunters, anthropologists, document and catalog cultural knowl- scientists to preserve, identify, edge and artifacts. invite you to come and experience some of the deep history of the We arctic. reworks show show reworks A The world Iglu [] April and May is spring Because the sun is high in Because Barrow lies at the Because Barrow lies at the

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, A ,, Paġlagivsigin! Helpful Hints of your plans before you head away from town on a hike, 4-wheeler excursion or boat ride. of your plans before you head away from town on a hike, 4-wheeler excursion or boat nd you in case of unexpected bad weather or a mishap, notify the North Slope Borough Police nd (see ad.) (see ads) W For much of the year, shorefast ice covering the ocean can extend for many miles. Contact the Iñupiat Heritage For much of the year, the City of Barrow or your hotel for information about taking thrilling dog-sled rides on the sea ice and Center, specially designed across the open landscape -- or take summer birding tours in a vehicle with tracked wheels to Point Barrow, Another option is to take a tour to move over the land without damaging the fragile tundra. American Continent! Newcomers should never go out on the ice alone, the northern-most spot on the North but rely on guides with proper equipment and knowledge of the area. own or barged in. Learn about the globally important, scientifi in. Learn about the globally important, own or barged O Welcome to Ukpiagvik! Welcome R Center (907) 852-4594 for more information. ce (907) 852-0200 or the Iñupiat Heritage R A ARROW ock to Barrow every year. Visit the birding station at Pepés Restaurant & contact the Iñupiat Heritage Center or the birding station at Pepés Restaurant & contact the Iñupiat Visit ock to Barrow every year. ancient, Iñupiaq culture remain at the center of life in the modern world. of life in the the center at remain Iñupiaq culture ancient, Photos courtesy John Gleason In JANUARY and FEBRUARY experience Kivgiq, the unforgettable MidWinter Festival or “Messenger Feast” – a Festival or “Messenger Feast” MidWinter experience Kivgiq, the unforgettable and FEBRUARY In JANUARY APRIL. Enjoy in [pee’-ur-ahg’-ee-ahk-taa’] spring festival in the snow during Piuraaġiaqta Bundle up for a week-long the lush tundra is alive with over 185 species of birds including snowy when & JULY JUNE to the arctic in MAY, Travel Plan your trip to the USA’s most northern community in JUNE when villagers celebrate Nalukataq [nah-loo-kah- most northern community in JUNE when villagers celebrate Nalukataq Plan your trip to the USA’s Barrow residents often go with relatives and friends from other villages to areas where AUGUST and During JULY or enjoy the sun-washed evening hours of during the awe-inspiring winter, us in NOVEMBER through MAY Visit Eskimo games which require traditional feats of skill and physical In DECEMBER spend the holidays watching Visit the Iñupiat Heritage Center, discover collections of Iñupiaq Eskimo artifacts and crafts there and at other locations discover collections of Iñupiaq the Iñupiat Heritage Center, Visit

and Inuit from across the North Slope, Russia, of dance, song and bartering that brings three-day celebration the North Kivgiq is not an annual event. Contact renew family ties and share age-old traditions. Greenland together to Offi Slope Borough Mayor’s races, golf and geese-calling contests; snow machine races, igloo building, dog mushing the parade, maklak [muck-luck] more information. for the City of Barrow (907) 852-5211 on the lagoon ice and other activities. Contact easy to see on this treeless land, where they nest and hunt on the tundra. Bird owls, jeagars, swans & arctic terns. Birds are watchers fl Tours AAA & Tours Tundra those provided by local hotels for a list of available tours including in Barrow can change within minutes, so having a jacket, hat and gloves is a good idea no matter the season. Be prepare Weather face covering. During “breakup” in the spr September through May when you should have a heavy coat, hat, gloves, warm boots and but average about 40 degrees Fahrenheit walk on the tundra should pack rubber boots. Summer temperatures in Barrow vary widely, or along the beach may glimpse pola The arctic is a wild place. Depending on the season, visitors who venture out on the tundra culture. Use common sense & do not hik whales, killer whales or the great bowhead whale – which is at the center of the Iñupiaq onto the sea ice alone. So that someone knows where to fi Department or North Slope Borough Search & Rescue one There may be more than the end of a safe and successful whaling season. tahk,] or blanket toss festival, which marks Iñupiat Heritage Center for more information. Nalukataq. Contact the City of Barrow or the Autumn comes and cranberries are plentiful and grow right on the ground. wild salmon berries, blue berries, black berries short. early to the arctic, so prime berry picking is the color of blue topaz. ice, past icebergs spring, and take a dog sled ride across the sea the new year at the edge of the Welcome people for survival in the north. prowess developed long ago to prepare our – and wear your warmest clothes to watch the annual fi Chukchi Sea, near the famous whale-bone arch modern housing and health care are provided in in town, and take available tours to learn how things like drinkable water, this remote land, where supplies must be fl Dancing, catch a restaurants, stores and hotels; see traditional Eskimo place on the North Slope too. Enjoy Barrow’s or if you are moving to Barrow, glimpse of arctic wildlife and learn about the ways of the whaling culture. For longer visits, check out the amenities provided by the City of Barrow Welcome to our , 330 miles above the Arctic Circle, where the traditions of the traditions the where Circle, the Arctic miles above home, 330 to our Welcome B B A W ! i s K O

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AA B B Hiking Trips in the Barrow Area • People of all races and backgrounds live in Barrow, but the population is approximately 65% Iñupiat (as of the 2000  Fresh Water Lake: There are two Iñupiaq census.) Visitors prepared for any type of weather may enjoy spellings for Barrow: • Barrow is 1200 miles from the North Pole. venturing away from town along the roads leading to Fresh  Water Lake (#5 on map, other side,) one of the original Ukpiaġvik & Utqiaġvik ATTENTION PILOTS: For information about sources of drinking water for the village. You’ll pass by Barrow’s Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, visit satellite dishes tilted almost parallel to the ground because The name means www.alaska.faa.gov. we are so far north. Next you’ll pass Imaiqsaun Cemetery (6) where remains of ancestors recovered during excavations “Place to hunt snowy owls” IÑUPIAQ VOCABULARY at the many archaeological sites around Barrow have been Photo courtesy John Gleason respectfully reburied. Here is the fi nal resting place of the LESSON famous “Frozen Family,” recovered from Mound 44 (3) in the • Aġviq [ahgh-vickh] – bowhead whale early 1980s. Also at rest here are the remains of a prehistoric girl discovered in an eroding bluff in 1994. Since no trees grow plans in case of emergency. The weather up here can change machines, all-terrain vehicles or bicycles along this road, • Aiviq [aye-veeckh] – walrus in the arctic, the 185 species of birds that migrate to the area very quickly. Ask about checking out a personal locator which like most other roads in Barrow is unpaved. Bring in the spring and summer nest on the tundra and can easily be beacon. If traveling on 4-wheelers or on snow machines, be binoculars and look for caribou and arctic fox. In summer, • Nanuq [nan’-ook] – polar bear seen and photographed. In the summer, be sure to bring bug sure to take extra gasoline. enjoy the beauty of “arctic cotton” and tiny wildfl owers. In spray to ward off mosquitoes! Another popular bird-watching spring, the tundra is lush and sparkling wet, so hikers should • Niġliq [nig’ lickh] - goose  destination is along Cakeater road (44.) Contact the North Ilisaġvik. Campus, BASC, and Arctic Science Facilities, wear waterproof boots. Remember: When hiking away from Slope Borough Department of Wildlife for more information: Shooting Station & Point Barrow: Barrow, be sure to let someone in town know your destination • Siqiñiq [sickh-in-ickh’] – sun Photo courtesy John Gleason (907) 852-2611 (ext. 350.) Another strenuous, full-day hike is the trek to famous Point and estimated time of return. Mosquitoes are rarely a problem Barrow, the most northern point in the United States and the in town because ocean breezes keep them away. However, be Touch Alaska Interactive Media, Inc. is proud to present another edition of the  Will Rogers & Wiley Post Crash Monument and site of the old village of Nuvuk (26.) The old Naval Arctic sure to bring plenty of bug spray to protect your self against Barrow Visitor’s Guide “Hollywood”: Research Laboratory (NARL) underwent renovation in 1994 pesky mosquitoes – jokingly referred to as Alaska’s state bird! Many thanks to the advertisers, sponsors and everyone in Along the coast of the Chukchi Sea, trek or take rented ATV’s and became the home of Ilisaġvik. – a college (24) for North Discover the wild beauty of the arctic on these hikes, all of the community who provided support including Fannie 13 miles (each way) to the monument marking the site were Slope residents complete with dormitories. Often still referred which take half a day or longer. Akpik of Ilisaġvik College who helped ensure accuracy, America’s beloved Will Rogers, along with pilot Wiley Post, to as NARL, the complex is also home to Barrow Arctic . Beverly Hugo and Diana Martin of IHLC and the Iñupiat died when their small aircraft crashed in 1935 (42.) A second Science Consortium (BASC) and other science facilities. NORTH SLOPE TRIVIA Heritage Center for providing historical photos, and monument is located next to the City of Barrow Visitor’s Center There is a cafeteria and a bookstore in the main building. As • Eight villages dot the landscape of Alaska’s arctic including Paul McNeil of the NSB GIS Division for updated map (1) across from the airport. On the hike to the crash site, you you continue along the ocean road, you will pass a subsistence- Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Kaktovik, Point information. Thanks also to all the people who submitted will pass the area where the Walt Disney movie “Track of the hunting summer campsite known as Shooting Station or Piġniq Hope, Point Lay and Wainwright. photos for consideration and to everyone who provided Giant Snow Bear” was fi lmed. This area is known to locals as (26.) Families have camped in this area over the centuries, • Barrow is the seat of government for the North Slope additional assistance. in making this guide possible. “Hollywood.” The all-day hike to the Rogers/Post monument hunting waterfowl, seals and other wildlife. Adventurers will Borough, the largest municipality in the world, covering continue past the end of the road on the narrowing landscape is strenuous. Walking on the mushy tundra or on the pebbly 89,000 square miles of arctic territory. Quyanaqpak! beach requires the right kind of footgear. Hikers should carry until it ends at the Point. Please do not disturb archaeological • The North Slope Borough has a population of just over water, food, extra clothing – and are encouraged to notify the materials. When ice is near shore during any season, watch 7,500. Of that number, approximately 4,700 live in Barrow. “Thank you very much!” North Slope Borough (NSB) Police Department (907) 852- for polar bears. If you see one, leave the area immediately. • Residents and non-residents alike also work year-round at 6111 or NSB Search & Rescue (907) 852-2822 of excursion These wild animals are extremely dangerous. For tours and Umiat and at the oil industry facilities in Prudhoe Bay and information about traveling on UIC lands, contact AAA Tours along the James Dalton Highway (formerly called the Haul (907) 852-3800 or visit www.ukpik.com. Road.)  Cakeater Road: In the spring and into summer, skies increasingly brighten

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1. Will Rogers/Wiley Post Monument & Barrow sign post 13. Arctic Family Medicine 25. Dew Line  U.S. advanced radar warning system 34. Wells Fargo Bank Useful Telephone Numbers: 2. Barrow Visitor’s Center  Semi-seasonal 14. Senior Center 35. NSB School District Admin. Bldg. 1-28 Bus Tour Route 26. Piġniq “Shooting Station”, Old village site of Nuvuk & famous North Slope Borough Police Department 3. Mound 44 “Ukkuqsi”  Archaeological site 15. Iñupiat Heritage Center  IHLC Offi ce 36. Sam & Lee’s Restaurant Point Barrow • The Point is approximately 11 miles from far (907) 852-6111  Emergency: 911 4. Original settlement  Sod house mounds 16. Arctic Coast Trading Post  Farthest north grocery store in USA west side of town 37. Osaka Restaurant 5. Fresh Water Lake  Great place for bird watching 17. Presbyterian Church  Est. 1898 27. Whale Bone Arch 38. National Weather Service Station North Slope Borough Search & Rescue FOOD MEDICAL CARE POST OFFICE 6. Barrow “Imaiqsaun” Cemetery & Barrow antenna farm 18. NSB Administration Building 28. Brower’s Restaurant  Historic whaling station, also site of 39. Arctic Pizza Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) available for checkout 7. Barrow High School  Home of the “Whalers” 19. Barrow Utilities & Electric Cooperative (BEUCI) launch of 1st International Polar Year, 1881 40. King Eider Inn (907) 852-2822  8. KBRW Radio 680 AM / 91.9 FM 20. Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital 29. Isatquaq “Middle Lagoon”  Site of Piuraaġiaqta 41. Airport Inn National Weather Station at Barrow • (907) 852-6484 9. Barrow City Hall  Tupiqpak “Big Tent” hockey rink 21. Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 30. Northern Lights Restaurant 42. UIC Car Rentals & AAA Tours A Note about Transportation: 10. Piuraaġvik “Place to Play” athletic center 22. NSB Police Department 31. Nalukataq site  Blanket toss whaling festivals 43. Will Rogers/Wiley Post crash site & “Hollywood” When calling one of the many cab companies in Barrow, you don’t need to know street names, only house numbers or 11. Ipalook Elementary School 23. Gas station 32. Top of the World Hotel / Tundra Tours 44. Cakeater Road  Bird watching & Barrow the name of the business/organization you are traveling to. No tips are expected. Cab fare prices are set by the City of 12. Hopson Middle School 24.. Ilisaġvik College  Barrow Arctic Science Consortium 33. Pepe’s North of the Border Restaurant • Birding station Environmental Observatory Barrow Taxi Commission.