Great first day in Fairbanks, Alaska! After three flights to get here, a ton of thanks to District Governor Ed Casey for picking us up at the airport at 12:30am. Just like Michigan in January, it's 25 degrees and a little snow, with really slippery roads. The sun comes up at 9:00am, but doesn't rise far above the horizon, and then proceeds to circle around until it sets at 6:00pm.
We saw some moose in the wild just off the road. Roadkill here is a lot bigger than in Michigan! We had fun visiting the Hot Springs, the Ice Museum and the Ice Hotel. So glad we did not have to sleep in the big, cold bed!!
Had a tremendous evening of dinner, dancing, fundraising, and costume contest at the "Icebreaker" party sponsored by the Goldstream Lions Club. Dinner was served to us by the local Girl Scouts. What a great way to involve our young people in service and let them meet Lions.
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