Nenana is one of the only authentic Athabascan village's on the road system, and it is on a river, with all it's river sites to see. The train bridge is the second longest single span bridge in the world and president Harding drove the memorable gold spike at the end of the railroad here. A picture is worth a thousand words, so the village has put these pictures together for you to learn about us. The village of Nenana in the interior of Alaska has always been a river community, a cross roads of cultures. In past history it was a meeting place for the Athabaskans who could see the Nenana hill from across the vast Minto flats.
Many residents still have strong ties to the river.
The barges come and go. I myself fell in love with the river before I ever saw it, perhaps even, before I was born. It is said I'm related to Miles Standish off the Mayflower. My ancestors were whalers out of New England. When I came to Alaska in 72 it was like a duck finding water.