In this special episode in advance of Event No. 21 of the Around the World in 80 Sporting Events project (the 120th Midnight Sun Game), we're joined by Bob Eley from Explore Fairbanks to discuss all that greater Fairbanks has to offer its visitors during the Summer Solstice season.
Bob, a former longtime sports writer at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, also shares a good bit about the history of the Midnight Sun Game, hosted by the Fairbanks-based Alaska Goldpanners since 1960.
Among the myriad things to do during the summer in Interior Alaska:
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