Local businesses donate the bags and whatever else is needed to make clean-up day a success. Children impatiently wait for the last day of school. The University of Alaska Fairbanks graduates another class of students. The first tour buses traverse the town. Camera-studded tourists gawk at the sights.
Cyclists invade the bike paths while the snowmobiles are stowed for the summer.
Canadian geese will stop over at Creamer's Field on their flight north. Sandhill cranes and many other birds can be seen in the Migratory Wildlife Refuge. Nature trails dry out and hikers and birdwatchers enjoy the spring days. Creamer's Dairy is rich with Fairbanks history. On May 3 a couple of years ago, we had six inches of fresh snow.