Fairbanks Wedding

Fairbanks (IPA: [frbks]) is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and third largest in the state. It is the principal city of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Fairbanks Northstar Borough. At the 2000 census, the population of the city was 30,224. The population of Fairbanks and vicinity is 82,840.[1]. The nearby town of College is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the oldest college in Alaska.

Before Fairbanks was founded, Koyukon Athabaskans lived, fished, and hunted along the shores of the Tanana River for thousands of years. The Tanana and other rivers also served as trade routes with other Athabaskans and Inuit.