Fairbanks, Alaska information on activities and events for our customers and friends.
Visitors often have problems sleeping here at midnight in summer, since it is so light.
To help you learn more about Fairbanks Alaska and plan your visit to our great state, the Ranch Motel has made available here a number of resources. Its central location makes it the focal point for the tiny villages scattered throughout the surrounding wilderness, and Fairbanks is a staging point for North Slope villages such as Barrow and the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay. Alaska may be known for its harsh winter climate, but Fairbanksans prefer to think of their wonderful Alaskan summers, and enjoy them to the fullest while they can. The Interior has temperatures ranging from 65 degrees below zero in the winter to 90 degrees above in the summer. Gardening in big in the Interior.