Impossible To Visit Alaska
Without A Formal Greeting
It’s getting so it’s almost impossible to sneak into Alaska
without at least one formal welcome to the 49th State. | No mat
ter how you arrive this season—by air, sea, bus or car—you get
the “VIT” (Very Important Traveler) treatment the moment
you cross the border.
At Tok Junction on the Alaska Highway, for instance, the
state Division of Tourism has re-opened its popular Hospitality
Center—a mobile trailer—just a few'
feet from the place where you
check through U.S. Customs..'
On hand this year to answer ques
tions. rhake travel suggestions, and
provide a free cup* of coffee are Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Nichols and their
college-aged daughter Nancy.
The Nichols—homesteaders from
Chugiak, near Anchorage — have
traveled throughout the 49th State
and can answer queries ranging
from “Where’s the good fishing?”
to “How far is it to the Arctic Cir
cle?”
Airport Booths
No less anxious to make the visi
tor welcome and to provide reliable
helpful information are staffers at
three airport information booths—
at Juneau, Fairbanks, and Anchor
age.
At the first two booths, the state
and the local Chambers of Com
merce have cooperated to provide
literature and volunteer resident
aides to help incoming travelers. At
the Anchorage Airport booth, the
state and Zonta Club of Anchorage
have joined forces for the same
kind of welcome service.
Cruise boat visitors receive at
least two welcomes. At Ketchikan,
first port of call, various local clubs ,
and organizations take turns greet
ing passengers as they get off the
boat for a first look-see at Alaska.
Juneau Greeters
Later on. at Juneau the capital |
city, volunteer groups also meet the 1
new boat arrivals and a representa
tive of the state is always on hand I
too. to make it all “official.”
Throughout the rest of the state,
groups, businesses, and individuals
strive equally herd to mcke you
i feel welcome and at home. The rea*
son? Alaskans call it "just being
neighborly”—an old and established
custom up here.
The result, according to visitors
who have made the trip once, is a
strong desire to do so again, to feel
once more the warmth of the North
' land when an Alaskan extends his
hand and bids you, “Welcome!"
Anderson, Alaska
Joins Ranks Of
4th Class Cities
Anderson, pop. 100. joined the
ranks of fourth class Alaskan cities
when a majority of its residents
voted for incorporation.
The new city is located five
' miles northwest of the NMEWS site
j at Clear.
It will be governed by a city
council, also designated in the
election. Named to the council were:
Arthur Anderson, for whom the
town is named; William Devon;
Richard McCready, Donald Muir,
and Orvilee Lavelin.
The town is built on Anderson's
homestead, which he divided into
quarter acre lots. The town is com
posed mostly of Clear personnel,
but boasts a new one room school,
with an estimated enrollment of 20.
a grocery store, trailer court, and
bulldozing business. A service sta
tion and laundromat are expected
i to open shortly.
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