Fairbanks gold dredge

afairbanks was once a thriving gold mining place. Large amounts of gold were discovered there. Even today there are 3 operational gold mines. We had a coach tour to one of the mines which has been developed with all the old pieces of equipment to show how a gold mine operated. There is a train which takes you past various exhibits and then try ones hand at gold panning. I got $7 worth of gold and Malcolm got $13 worth. It will hardly pay for the trip.

We then proceeded to the paddle boat for a trip down the river