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Removed climate data showing Aleknagik with an impossibly narrow range of temperatures ... only 58F for the highest *ever* and only 17F for the coldest temperature ever. also far warmer overall than nearby Dillingham. This is a longstanding problem that seems to appear most often on small towns that few people can accurately estimate the climate of without living there. even i had to look it up just to be sure it wasnt due to a very short observation period such as one year where it just never got hot or cold the whole year. but its not that ... wxbase claims 30 yrs of obs ... so its just wrong. it isnt just highly unlikely but actually IMPOSSIBLE that the avg high in july could be 54 while the highest recorded temperature in june over thirty years is also 54. if anyone doubts me, please explain. I would like to add data from https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ak0201 when i get a chance. — Soap — 19:33, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * If anyone *still* doubts me, note that the wxbase site claims it regularly snows in May and October despite never, *ever*, having gotten below freezing in those months. — Soap — 19:35, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It's too bad that someone had to go the trouble of typing that weatherbox up in the first place .... there's no automated method for it ... only to have it be entirely incorrect. Unlike the occasional vandal who just copies in a weatherbox from a different town and makes up the numbers they want. Weatherbase is the problem here.... they should be avoided.  — Soap — 22:59, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I should add, perhaps, that the data I added for this town is from Desert Research Institute, an academic database which is directly taken from the original observations and thus much more reliable. — Soap — 23:01, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

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An IP has done some good work with this weather box .... they added in a mean temperature row and refined the sigfigs to 1/10 of a degree. On the data itself ... I was using the smoothed data and the IP is using the raw data, so both of us are correct even though the numbers are different. — Soap — 02:14, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

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Cause of plane crash on 9 August 2010 is speculative as no report has been released. TW (talk) 14:37, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

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Hi, can anyone read this? If so, please respond. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:645:0:D6E0:7802:F7D6:CF4D:361B (talk) 17:10, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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id like a detailed history section. College is very old. i could have a short history section at least saying when this settlement began or some kind of foundation date. also i wanted to point out that the 1940 population was actually the 1939 census becasue alaska was a US territory then and its census was not 1940 like the rest of the country it was 1939 but thats the population. regardless a more lenthly history section would be cool. it could detail events like when important buildings were contructed things like that. 76.244.155.36 (talk) 14:49, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Not sure you're going to get it, because there are plenty of trolls editors who believe that articles such as this should only serve as a dumping ground for census data. Of course, that census data found in this article and many other simliar articles is now 15 years old, but that doesn't appear to matter.  Purging organic matter so that the census data stands out may not have occurred here, but I've seen it in numerous other places.  Nonetheless, a quick overview: the area where the Ester Road (today's College Road) passed by near the foot of College Hill was originally homesteaded by John Sexton Shanly, who was the college's first graduate.  He fell into financial default on the property;  it was later obtained by Charles E. Bunnell, who platted a townsite in 1939.  The N/S streets were named for three mountains close together in the Alaska Range: Deborah, Hess and Hayes.  The E/W streets were named for the college's first three graduates.  Thomas Street is named for a young woman who would go on to better reknown as Margaret Murie.  People started settling along or near the Chena River by the 1950s, but these neighborhoods would have been considered rural at the time.  Jim Binkley built a number of boats in his yard on Halvorson Road, which started what is now the Riverboat Discovery tour business.  The townsite was likely a sleepy little place until the 1960s and 1970s, when Bob Bettisworth and his in-laws the Hering family developed quite a bit of real estate surrounding the college and also operated various businesses in the area, such the College Inn grocery/liquor store.  University Avenue was widened to its present four lanes, with a bridge constructed across the Chena, in 1964.  Prior to the bridge, College residents had to travel through to and through Fairbanks to get to Fairbanks International Airport a short distance away, the closest bridge being at Cushman Street in downtown Fairbanks (the first Peger Road bridge was built in 1969, but that didn't help for access to College until the construction of the Johansen Expressway decades later).  College Road was widened to its present four lanes the following year.  The University Fire Department was founded in 1964, and before long began providing service to neighborhoods surrounding the campus.  The existence of fire protection and the formation of a water/sewer utility for College (Bettisworth and another businessman who also died recently, George Gordon, were influential in its founding) allowed for College to develop with a density simliar to what Fairbanks enjoyed.  The mid-to-late 1980s saw the construction of the Campus Corner strip mall and other similar developments lining Geist Road.  Around this same time, the College post office moved out of Shanly Subdivision to its current home at the corner of Geist and Fairbanks Street.  With this move, it largely ceased to be thought of as the College post office and was more often thought of as a branch of the Fairbanks post office.  Not sure there's much more to say beyond that.  While the community continues to grow, most folks would be hard pressed to differentiate it from Fairbanks.  In fact, I'm pretty sure there's a passage in History of Fairbanks, Alaska which alludes to that. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions  21:54, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

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Very impressive!
Bwmoll3 did a fantastic job with this project! I found one source of his information, but it would be cool if we could list all possible references in the proper format. Let's see how far we can take this! Kajmal 23:59, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm retired from the Air Force but was never stationed at Eielson, however a classmate of mine from high school was. Met him at a reunion a few years back and we were both members of the 354th - I with the Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach AFB, and he with the Figher Wing at Eielson. Saw the article on Eielson was a bit thin, so really wanted to beef up the information as a favor to Terry and also the fact that Eielson is a very historic base and deserved to have better repesentation here. Bwmoll3 29 May 2006.

 * Well, thanks! Think you can name the sources you used?  I'm currently stationed there and I think it would be awesome to get the article peer reviewed.  Maybe one day it might even be a featured article!  Kajmal 07:19, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

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HH-3 71st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron Det 1 (1970-80) CH/SH/HH-21 71st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (1976-80) 5010th Combat Support Group (1960-69) 5040th Helicopter Squadron Det 1 (1969-76) The above is incorrect. I was assigned to the 5040th HES from 1972-1975 and flew the HH3-E Jolly Green Giant. The H-3 was still in service when the 71 AARS assimilated the 5040th HES. Therefore the 71st never flew the H-21. The H-21 was replaced by the H-3 in 1970.

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5040th HELICOPTER SQUADRON, ELMENDORF AFB, ALASKA

The 5040th Helicopter Squadron was activated at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska (AAC) in 1969. The unit began with H-21B helicopters and pilots that had been assigned to the 21st Operations Squadron, 21st Composite Wing, Alaskan Air Command, at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.

A new patch was needed and Captain Duane "Smoke" Daily, a talented young officer, rose to the task. The design incorporated the blue sky at the top with the stars of the Big Dipper, which was part of the Alaska State flag. The round white "top of the world" showed our location in the far North with white snows of the glaciers. The yellow "swing" wings of the great flying bird represented the helicopter. In the bird's strong talons were the Lifesaving ring of rescue and the square box of supplies that we carried to the remote radar sites.

Starting in May 1970, the H-21's were replaced with 13 new Sikorsky HH-3E helicopters that were flown 3,350 miles directly from the Sikorsky factory at Stratford, Connecticut to Alaska. The H-21 pilots from Eielson AFB, Fairbanks, Alaska were re-assigned to the 5040th at Elmendorf.

The 5040th Helicopter Squadron was tasked with supporting remote Early Warning Radar Sites and performing Search and Rescue operations in interior Alaska. They were also responsible for "Rescap" for the F-4's of the 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron stationed at Elmendorf AFB. They stood TDY Alert with the fighters at Eielson AFB, Galena AB, and King Salmon AB, Alaska. The HH-3E helicopter was an excellent aircraft for these tasks because of its speed, cargo capacity, long range in-flight refueling and water landing capabilities.

During the 1971 spring floods in interior Alaska, the 5040th H-3's flew many long hours evacuating and rescuing people from the outlying villages along the Yukon and Koyukuk Rivers in central Alaska. On 25 July 1971, a 5040th flight crew participated in the longest over water rescue for a land-based helicopter. The 10 1/2 hour mission, requiring 3 air-to-air refuelings, took them over 450 miles out to sea to pickup a Korean merchant seaman with acute appendicitis and take him to a Kodiak Island hospital where successful surgery was performed. (Entered into the Congressional Record by Alaska Senator Nick Begich.

One of the favorite sidelights of the 21st Ops and 5040th was "Operation Santa Claus". The pilots gathered donations and the wives assisted in sacking up candy, fruit and other goodies that were then flown to the villages on the Alaska Peninsula near Christmas time. A volunteer to be "Santa" was found among the enlisted men at King Salmon and dressed appropriately. As the helicopter flew over the village, SCHOOL WAS OUT as the eager children ran out to see Santa Claus and get their bag of goodies.

The 5040th HES was responsible for countless rescue missions in and around Cook Inlet and throughout the interior of Alaska. In the first two years of service, the Squadron flew over 10,000 hours.

In 1975, the Squadron was deactivated and aircraft and personnel were transferred to the 71st ARRS (MAC) at Elmendorf. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerryleea0106 (talk • contribs) 09:12, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

I was recently reading material from the 1940s which either contradicts or presents clarification issues with some of the page content. My library and Internet access are currently in separate places, so it's necessary for me to come back to that later inasfar as listing sources.

Now, the real issue I wanted to bring up - one of the photo captions says that the railroad tracks on Eielson are the base's own railroad and not part of the Alaska Railroad. I've never heard of such a thing, and there's no citation.

Also, Eielson has a new BX. A block of Central Avenue was vacated in the construction process. I remember the old BX building, and am pretty sure it's not there anymore. I can't say 100 percent, though. RadioKAOS (talk) 19:52, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Units Assigned to the base list
is missing the 6th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron. They performed maintenance, launch, and recovery of KC-135A,Q, RC-135D,S aircraft. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.224.180.181 (talk) 22:34, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

5055RS (Range Squadron)
I notice that the 5055th Range Squadron is not mentioned. I was with that Squadron from 1984 to 1991 - was known as 343TFW/OTR prior to its change to a squadron circa 1987. Sargonkid (talk) 20:15, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Feel free to be bold and fix it as you see fit! This is the encyclopedia that ANYONE can edit. I'm sure your experience can help shape the nuances of how the squadron operated. Perhaps you can write a paragraph on what the squadron does (that's kind of a large potion of Eielson's mission right now). Buffs (talk) 21:35, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Date built etc.
In the infobox the built and in use dates refer to 1941 (unreferenced), but the information in the article refers to 1943. Which is it? Danrok (talk) 16:50, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

1955 catastrophe/plane crash
A Republic F-84F-50-RE Thunderstreak(Serial Number: 52-6884) veered off runway on takeoff and crashed into houses near Eielson AFB, Alaska Nov 29, 1955. Pilot and 14 on ground killed. Another 7 severely burned. (source: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html) --93.104.181.175 (talk) 15:57, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

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I added a section on Ester wildlife. 137.229.78.131 (talk) 01:18, 6 March 2018 (UTC) AnaSoc (talk) 01:23, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Notable people
I added two women to the Notable Esterites section. I could use some help in finding birth and death dates for Ruth Long and Ida Laine. Are there other notable women? AnaSoc (talk) 03:17, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * found Ida Laine's birth and death date.AnaSoc (talk) 02:31, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Made several edits today--added Deirdre Helfferich as a notable person, and uploaded a photograph of her.AnaSoc (talk) 18:43, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

lead summary paragraph and more changes needed
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NEDM
What the hell is "NEDM" on the city nickname? Mercer5089 21:54, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah whoever put in "NEDM" as the nickname, I'm in FB off and on, know lots of Fairbankians, we never heard of it. Where'd it come from?
 * I think it was a reference to a YTMND meme: http://wiki.ytmnd.com/NEDM . It's probably an inside joke, nothing more. White 720 20:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed. In my social circles, the nicknames for Fairbanks actually include 'Squarebanks', and more simply 'the 'Banks'.Bahb the Illuminated (talk) 04:00, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I've lived here for 27 years and have never heard of NEDM as a nickname. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mom2alaskankids (talk • contribs) 09:52, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Moose law
Ummm... I beleive the city has banned moose from having sex in the streets. -- Scott Burley 05:41, Nov 5, 2004 (UTC)

 * No, but there was a law, long since repealed, against giving moose alcohol. The story behind it is kind of funny -- a bar owner had a pet moose that would come to the bar, and patrons would give the moose beer. The city mayor took a dim view of having a drunken moose wandering the streets so got the city council to pass the law. 24.178.126.182 17:22, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

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This article is a rough draft, and was not proof-read to a great degree. I am currently working on getting the information from the State of Alaska's community information database copied over for each community in the State, at which point I will come back through and start editing/Wikifying. If this message is still here, that means I have yet to come back. Of course, please feel free to clean this up, hopefully to conform with the WikiProject_Cities standards. Thanks!! —akghetto talk 08:25, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

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why would they have sex in the streets thats kinda werid —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.237.154.251 (talk) 11:39, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Home Rule City
What is a Home Rule City? It would be great if someone could define the term here, or better yet, write an article about it (assuming it has a specific meaning under Alaskan law). --Angr ( tɔk ) 10:24, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

 * In Alaska, a home-rule city simply means that it's a city with its own charter. This distinguishes it from a "general-law" city which refers to the state's laws regarding local government as sort of a substitute charter. Similar categories apply to boroughs as well. 24.178.126.182 17:22, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

IPA
The IPA pronunciation as given seems dubious to me, especially that, but I can't quite figure out what to put instead. Thoughts from anyone else? —Zero Gravitas 23:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Maybe that is an attempt to capture how Fairbanks would be rendered in with a southern (US) accent, but it doesn't look right for that either. I'm going to go ahead and change it to the way I pronounce Fairbanks (and I live here, and I have a fairly mainstream American accent). If somebody wants to explain the original IPA pronunciation guide, I'm certainly interested to hear ... take a look at the entries for fair and bank on wiktionary, fair has a US English pronunciation of /fɛɹ/ and bank has /æŋk/, see Help:IPA_for_English about the upside down r SethDelisle (talk) 21:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Media
User, Katrich added 88.5 (K-love) a popular Christian station to the media section and remove references to Fairbanks Open Radio, without any discussion: . http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fairbanks%2C_Alaska&diff=106786897&oldid=106721255

Katrich: thanks for adding K-Love it was an important addition. I feel that Fairbanks Open Radio is also an important development in the media landscape of Fairbanks and belongs in this section. SethDelisle 17:22, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Someone could add 91.9, which is AIR1, Christian Rock/Pop station. It has a good reception, don't know why it wasn't added. -- Jon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.230.81.233 (talk) 09:01, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Festival Fairbanks External Link
Restored external link to the best webcam in town. It was improperly removed as spam by some dude from California.

Mayor?
A guy named "Jim Whitaker" was just on stage at the DNC, and they said he was the mayor of Fairbanks, but this article says it's the improbably named "Terry Strle". Can anyone determine the truth on this? john k (talk) 00:56, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Whitaker is the borough (similar to a county) mayor, while Strle is the city mayor. Don't know why they didn't come up with a different name for the executive of boroughs. --skew-t (talk) 09:14, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I just noticed this while adding another thread, even though it's a few years old. The original legislation establishing the legal structure of boroughs, which was passed by the 2nd Alaska State Legislature in 1961, came up with the term "chairman."  Both the Alaska Constitution and Alaska Statutes were overhauled WRT municipal governments in 1972, at which time the term "mayor" was substituted.  People with no historical perspective would in all likelihood appear very puzzled at the mention of "borough chairman."  Really, though, this only appears to matter to Fairbanks, since most other communities in Alaska with separate boroughs and cities are all under 10,000 people in size, some quite a bit smaller than that.RadioKAOS (talk) 06:35, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Sports?
"The Carlson Center is home to University of Alaska Fairbanks athletics the Nanooks(which is a male polar bear)"

Huh? The University of Fairbanks athletics is a male polar bear? Isn't that against the NCAA rules? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.88.170.32 (talk) 20:57, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure what NCAA rules it might violate, but Nanook is derived from the Inuit word nanook for polar bear (I'm not aware of it referring specifically to males). Nonetheless I removed the parenthetical as it is not particularly relevant to an article on the city, and can be found on the Alaska Nanooks article. --skew-t (talk) 17:51, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Crime in Fairbanks
From a personal understanding as a life-long resident, the crime rate in Fairbanks exceeds the national average, so much so, that in a 2004 News Miner article, it erroneously labeled Fairbanks as the Number 3 per-capita crime city after Detroit, MI and (I think it was) Fort Worth, TX.

I will compile a section on Crime when I have the time, or someone else can dig up the article in question at www.news-miner.com Bahb the Illuminated (talk) 00:21, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Found the Article in question, or at least the part of it you get to see for free from the News-Miner Archives. I was mistaken, it was number 4, and its from some book. I will attempt to find the book in question to cite it. [| See Link] Bahb the Illuminated (talk) 03:56, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * November 24, 2004

 * Staff Writer

 * Fairbanks has been labeled the fourth most dangerous metropolitan area in the nation by the publisher of a reference book, "City Crime Rankings."

 * According to Kansas-based Morgan Quitno Press, Alaska's Golden Heart City is more dangerous than Las Vegas, Miami and New Orleans metropolitan areas. Only the Detroit, Memphis, Tenn., and Sumpter, S.C., metropolitan areas fared worse in the rankings.

 * The publication above is disputed by a large number of government entities, but the statistical comparison makes since. A compilation of per capita crime statistics from 2006 is below, comparing Fairbanks to Detroit. In 5 of the 9 catagories, Fairbanks has a higher rate, and Detroit's lead is not that large in the catagory of Agravated Assault, while Fairbanks clearly dominates the catagories it is worse in.Bahb the Illuminated (talk) 08:58, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Fairbanks
 * Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
 * Violent Crime 819.8
 * Murder 3.0
 * Forcible Rape 203.5
 * Robbery 143.6
 * Aggravated Assault 469.8
 * Property Crime 5,771.8
 * Burglary 1,008.3
 * Larceny/Theft 4,245.8
 * Motor Vehicle Theft 517.6

 * Detroit
 * Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
 * Violent Crime 757.0
 * Murder 11.3
 * Forcible Rape 40.7
 * Robbery 227.7
 * Aggravated Assault 477.3
 * Property Crime 3,593.6
 * Burglary 815.5
 * Larceny/Theft 1,917.8
 * Motor Vehicle Theft 860.3

 * 2007 was a banner year for murder in Fairbanks, beaten by 2009. Fairbanks MSA ranked 10th nationwide (13th if you count Puerto Rico) in per-capita murder that year. And Fairbanks has led the country in Forcible Rape as far back as I have compiled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bahb the Illuminated (talk • contribs) 11:53, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you to whoever put in a Crime Section. Bahb the Illuminated (talk) 23:46, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

So it looks like this needs updating. One of the source's new revisions paints a bleak picture. "100% of Towns and Cities in Alaska are safer than Fairbanks"

Climate data
Just a little fyi. Corrected the climate data table to reflect the actual numbers represented in the sources (primarily the weather channel). They were all screwed up, as someone had put minus signs all over the place. Made it look like Fairbanks is very close to the south pole, which I - correct me if I'm wrong - highly doubt. Thorsager (talk) 15:52, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

While browsing through, I noticed that the record low is listed as -62F, but it is listed as -66F in the table a few paragraphs below. 63.140.104.111 (talk) 08:52, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

A claim is made that Fairbanks borders humid continental climate zone. However given that only about 10" / 275 mm precip falls each year that seems unlikely by the common definition - it'd appear to be close to a semi-arid climate instead. Ref 16 to the online book isn't helpful when we don't know where in the reference this info is supposed to be coming from.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.2.160.131 (talk) 03:08, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I reworded it, and it looks someone else has changed a bit in the meantime as wel. — Soap — 19:28, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

I've noticed that somebody is playing with numbers to try to make it look like Fairbanks' average temperature is declining. The specific climate center address to which the user had linked is not there, and a look at the source "Temperature Changes in Alaska 1949-2013" does not seem to agree with the sentiment that Fairbanks is getting colder overall:

http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/ClimTrends/Change/TempChange.html

The article currently reads "If only the years 1977–2012 are considered, Fairbanks' average annual temperature has dropped by 1.7 °F." Compare that claim to the climate graph for Fairbanks:

http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/Trends/PAFA.png

First, using only the years 1977-2012 is especially odd, as 1981-2010 is the current standard for evaluating "normal" temperatures in US cities. Then there's the fact that the study they're citing did not use 1977 as a start date, either. Furthermore, despite a couple of cold years, the overall trend is still positive. It is true that using only a linear trend can mask the dynamics of temperature change, and the conclusion of the research team was that no *additional* warming has happened since 1977, but the study does not appear to say that there is a decline in the temperature. So while the statement appears to be factually correct, it is a bit misleading.

However, rather than changing this section, since I'm not a usual editor on this page, I thought I'd throw this out to the Fairbanks regulars to see what you all think.

Dhumanist (talk) 16:34, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
 * This seems to have been removed by someone else. i would say that there should be no arguing about global warming in the climate data sections of cities, since we already have a climate change debate article.— Soap — 19:28, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Seasonal lag
currently is says The pattern of fall being colder than spring and a relatively early (late June/early July) peak in the year's average highest temperatures is due to the city's strategic location in a valley, far from any large body of water. This specific combination of features is virtually nonexistent elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere.

the observation is correct but Im not sure about the causation. i'd like to save the first sentence but there is no way that it can be proven. the second sentence i would like to remove both because i dont like the wording ("virtually nonexistent") and because its arguable, c.f. tucson AZ and environs, where June is the peak because the monsoon cuts temperatures later. — Soap — 19:28, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I take this back because although superficially it looks like the desert southwest has low seasonal lag, this is not quite true .... it has a very early minimum in late December (even earlier than Alaska), and a very early maximum in June (also earlier than Alaska), but this second peak is because the monsoon that hits in late summer lowers the temperatures. By contrast, Alaska has low seasonal lag all year round, not just in December and June.

Gonna be busy for a while .... when I get a chance I might follow through on this, noting that the low seasonal lag also appears in the Cold Pole of Siberia, at a comparable strength. Verkhoyansk, Yakutsk, etc. Perhaps the best solution is to  cut both sentences a bit, to produce something like:

 * The pattern of fall being colder than spring and a relatively early (late June/early July) peak in the year's average highest temperatures is very rare in the Northern Hemisphere, though it appears also in parts of Siberia.? I seem to prefer concise wording wherever i go. — Soap — 18:16, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

It's been over a year so I decided to just remove it. We can only speculate as to the cause of the pattern. We even contradict ourselves in the next paragraph by attributing it .... or at least the rapid cooling in late summer and autumn .... to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. So... if the PDO is the primary cause, it would explain why a similar pattern also occurs in Siberia. This may not seem like the whole solution, but really, if you added 5F to all temperatures from August to December, the pattern would disappear. This may also explain why the Pacific NW and much of the inland mountain west shows the pattern in winter (but not summer). — Soap — 19:04, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Photos forthcoming (hopefully)
Of course, most of the Fairbanks photos currently found on here are strictly touristy. I've taken a bunch of photos around town, mostly at or near UAF as well as a bunch around downtown, which I hope I'll have time to put on Flickr tomorrow.RadioKAOS (talk) 23:39, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * What photos I had time to upload today are either on Commons or on my Flickr photostream (found here). Please note two things about the latter: 1) Selected photos are marked "all rights reserved," usually for specific reasons.  The majority of the photos are marked with the appropriate CC licensing;  and 2) since I've received little to no sympathy or support while attempting a career change, I'm broke.  Can't afford the pro option or even a better camera.  This might present resolution issues.  The Commons files were cropped from the originals.  If this does present a problem, feel free to contact me and find out if I have any time to rectify it.  In summary, I figured it was time to do at least something here, considering that of the four photos found on the page, three were taken within a half-block of each other.  Reminds me of a famous quote from the 1970s when Harold Gillam, mayor of Fairbanks and son of a legendary Alaskan bush pilot, chastised the old guard of Fairbanks, reminding them that "there's more to this town than the corner of Second and Cushman."RadioKAOS (talk) 06:18, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

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I removed Because of the warm summers and mild winters in relative to its northern latitude, Fairbanks also qualifies as a humid continental climate. Due to the lack of a semi-permanent high pressure system, akin to the Siberian Anticyclone, coupled with the strong influence of the warm Alaska Current, the winters in Fairbanks, and most of interior Alaska, are significantly warmer than other locations at similar or lower latitudes in Central Asia, China, Canada, and Siberia. In comparison, Mohe, China is drastically and more consistently colder in the winter period despite being 12° further south in latitude, while having a similar elevation. With record highs above 50°F for every month between November and March, Fairbanks winter is highly variable and not a true representation of a subarctic climate. which was added recently. While the information is well researched and mostly accurate, I think it's inappropriate to include here. It looks like the writer is arguing that Fairbanks should be grouped with cities like Minneapolis and Boston because it has a few unusual traits. But nearly all cities have some unusual traits ... Fairbanks is still within the subarctic climate zone, and is just as much a part of it as is any other such city. — Soap — 18:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

I trimmed a few more things that looked to me to have been intended as an argument rather than presenting the bare facts. We shouldnt need to be selling an idea; climate data is just a series of numbers. — Soap — 19:02, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * In my limited experience of being in Fairbanks in winter, “warm” is not a word that comes to mind when describing it. It has recently become clear to me that there is a lot of WP:SYNTH going on in climate classification. It’s not an area I specialize in but I strongly agree with you that we should let the numbers speak for themselves and not add our own interpretations. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:12, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

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It seems like there should be some mention of the oil refineries at North Pole. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.112.168.106 (talk) 17:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Is this really needed: "It is not the actual North Pole." My reaction to that was LOL. 85.217.20.107 (talk) 19:47, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I know. Too many articles needing help for the kind of time I may actually have, unfortunately.  This one's usually near the top of my list, though.RadioKAOS (talk) 21:55, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Polar Bears
"The Polar Bears of this region are some of the greatest animals to view in the wild. As a young infant I was taken there and was able to watch them fish in the river.  This is and experience that I will never forget along with the white snow.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Calevingston (talk • contribs) 17:15, 13 December 2015 (UTC) "

Correction, as a current North Pole resident I assure you that polar bear sightings are extremely rare. Truly any sightings of a bear in North Pole is highly unlikely, as it is a rather populated area compared to other parts of the state. Not to mention that the temperatures that occur in North Pole are usually to warm for polar bears. Besides that, North Pole is located in the interior of Alaska, the only rivers near are not naturally populated with fish anyways, therefore not a reliable food source for polar bears, not to mention that the Chena river is also part of the Chena flood project so it is damed in order to defer flooding. If one wishes to see polar bears the should look farther north, polar bears are seen in Alaska just Northern Alaska not interior. 69.178.111.22 (talk) 05:19, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

 * For the record, there are no actual polar bears in the vicinity of the geographical North Pole either. They never wander quite that far from the coastlines, or that far north. :) 188.150.75.100 (talk) 23:08, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

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Ongoing discussion concerning biographical data of notable residents
There has been discussion on this topic here and here on user's talk pages. I am hoping to move the discussion to this talk page, where it is more appropriate.

Since the discussion you were having was on that user's talk page, and I wanted you to see my comments, yes, I thought pinging you was appropriate. Since you do not wish to be pinged, I am happy to honor that moving forward. If you go to North Pole, Alaska, the people you are listing have little sourcing, if any. For example, the statement about Gene Therriault, "...came from a longtime North Pole family, as his father, Hector Therriault, operated a welding shop in the city for decades." Lists a single source, which looks like a list of political positions, and no biographical data (found here: http://100years.akleg.gov/bio.php?id=863/) Where is the sourcing for the biographical data about a welding shop? Most of the people on that list have information about them which is not supported by the source listed. This information needs to be sourced or removed.

People listed in "important people from..." lists do not have to have a wikipedia article about them to qualify for being on the list. Los Angeles and Baltimore each have a person on their list that has no wikipedia article. It is not a requirement that I could find. If I am wrong, please quote the wikipedia source and I'd be happy to remove those entries. I am copying this to the other relevant pages. I will not ping you as per your request. StarHOG (Talk) 13:34, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I didn't tell you not to ping me. I suggested that it was not a good idea to ping me to a user's talk page where I had already told that user not to ping me, and templated him or her for harassment for repeatedly ignoring that.
 * As I explained on your talk page, I was not concerned with the other content, just whether they were associated with the town. Feel free to remove any material you feel is improperly sourced.
 * I have removed the entry that did not have an article. per WP:LISTBIO and WP:SOURCELIST. If you think she is notable then please either WP:WTAF or provide sufficient sources to show that she clearly would be notable enough to qualify for an article.  The applicable notability guideline would be WP:MUSICBIO  (or WP:ANYBIO or WP:BASIC). Simple being a member of an orchestra is not sufficient.. As for the presence of entries without articles in similar lists, see WP:OSE. Meters (talk) 22:30, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I've removed the excessive biographical information, which never should have been included in these entries in the first place., Meters (talk) 00:53, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I really appreciate you removing all that excess, unsourced info about those politicians. I didn't do a good search of the article's history and I have no idea if you originally posted that info or not. I came at you as if you had and were defending it. Many times in the past I've removed unsourced material that I didn't originally post, and some snarky editor will chastise me about the information as if I had been the author. I apologize if I came off that way. Regarding Eliesha Nelson, I have re-added her because I feel quite strongly that a person does not need to be notable to be on one of these lists. Even the wiki rules that you site say that a person in a list only needs to be as notable as if they were mentioned in the body text of the article (WP:LISTBIO) and WP:MUSICBIO is referring to notability for the creation of their own article. Now, to be frank, I don't have a dog in this fight, I don't know anything about Ms. Nelson nor am I a huge viola fan, but I do think it is appropriate and within wiki guidelines to have a person listed in an article, even if they are not considered "notable" themselves by wiki standards. My gut feeling, so this can be discounted if you like, is that it isn't just her notability in question. Does it add to the story of North Pole that there are people who come from there that have accomplished things that people may have heard of? To me, as a reader, this adds something to the article, so the scales should not be tipped just looking at Ms. Nelson, but do the two of them combined help a reader know more about North Pole? Is that too touchy feely? If yes, go ahead and revert, I won't fight it. StarHOG (Talk) 14:19, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, next time I suggest that you actually look at who added the information before deciding that you should insert yourself into a dispute, and read things more carefully. I explicitly told you on your talk page that I was not involved with the other information. All I looked at was whether the removed entries had articles and had sources tor could be sourced to show their connection to the town. As for the person you added back, it's along-standing Wikipedia process that entries included on lists of notable people must show their notability. Normally this is by having a properly sourced article. In rare cases an article is not needed to show notability if the entry contain sufficient sources to demonstrate that the person clearly meets Wikipedia's notability requirements and would qualify for an article. She does not. It does not matter that you think she should be on the list regardless of her notability.
 * Did you read what I wrote? Pointing out that WP:LISTBIO and WP:MUSICBIO apply to article creation is pointless, as that is exactly what I was saying.  WP:LISTBIO or WP:MUSICBIO or WP:BASIC are the applicable notability guidelines to show notability for an article in this case, and what must be met in the notable people list if there is no article for the entry'. Again, see WP:LISTBIO and WP:SOURCELIST. I'm removing the entry. Don't restore it unless you first write an article about her. See WP:WTAF. Meters (talk) 00:16, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Glad to hear it. I stated my reasoning above, told you how your reasoning was flawed, cited examples, and then went out of my way to be cordial and let you know that I didn't really care and that if you wanted to revert it, go ahead, I wouldn't fight it. But that wasn't good enough for you, you seem to have some personal grudge or chip on your shoulder or are just small-minded so you came to my talk page and wrote an inflammatory and incorrect post on my talk page. Maybe you are trying to pick a fight, but sorry, you're not getting one. StarHOG (Talk) 13:10, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

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Minute Maid Park

Minute Maid Park, nicknamed "The Juice Box", is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 and is the home ballpark of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 luxury suites with a natural grass playing field. It was built as a replacement for the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium ever built, which opened in 1965.

Union Station and pre-ballpark era
In 1909, during the time when West End Park was Houston's premier residential area, the Houston Belt and Terminal Railway Company commissioned the design of a new union station for the city from New York City-based architects Warren and Wetmore. The location called for the demolition of several structures of Houston prominence. Horace Baldwin Rice's residence and Adath Yeshurun Congregation's synagogue among other structures were removed.

With an original estimated cost of US$1 million, Union Station was constructed by the American Construction Company for an eventual total of five times that amount. Exterior walls were constructed of granite, limestone, and terracotta, while the interior used an extensive amount of marble. It was completed and opened on March 1, 1911. At the time, Houston, with 17 railways, was considered the main railroad hub of the Southern United States. This is also evident by the Seal of Houston, which prominently features a locomotive. Two more floors were added the following year.

The station served as the main inter-city passenger terminal for Houston for over seven decades thereafter. Passenger rail declined greatly after World War II, and the last regularly-scheduled train, the Lone Star, moved its service to Houston's current Amtrak station on July 31, 1974. With this move, the building became only office space for the HB&T as well as the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

On November 10, 1977, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.

Planning and funding
In August 1995, Astros owner Drayton McLane, then leasing the Astrodome from Harris County, commented to the Houston Chronicle that he was not in the market for a new ballpark. In reference to Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium and Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, McLane noted, "[...] I remember when those were built in the 1970s and those were as good a stadiums as there were. They were the most modern stadiums in the world, and now they're saying they're all bad. That they can't make a go of it without a new stadium. It helps, but there are other things involved."

Later that year, Houston's NFL franchise and joint-tenant of the Astrodome, the Houston Oilers, announced they were leaving to Nashville, Tennessee in order to have a new stadium built for the team there. Citing a lack of adequate luxury boxes, in October, Astros vice-president Bob McClaren claimed that renovations to the Astrodome would help increase revenue. Drayton McLane pointed toward Astrodome renovations as necessary, saying, "It's 30 years old and not a lot of money has been spent to remodel it." According to the organization, the team was in danger of being sold to a Virginia businessman who was expected to move the Astros to the Washington D.C. area because of poor revenue.

In June 1996, University of Houston alumnus, BMC Software and San Diego Padres owner, John J. Moores, who wanted to own the next NFL franchise in Houston, met with Texas State Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr., and other local Hispanic leaders in regard to the future of a football-only Astrodome and a new baseball-only ballpark in Downtown Houston. Meanwhile, Harris County Judge Robert Eckels pieced together a plan to build a new ballpark next to the Astrodome in the Astrodomain. The Astros echoed the Astrodomain location sentiment because they believed construction time would be shorter. Eckels, who convinced then Mayor Bob Lanier of the lack of viability for the ballpark in a downtown location, was quoted as saying, "They keep telling me about these miracles in other cities, but it doesn't work in Houston [...] If we are going to put this stadium some place, let's stick with a proven place." This plan was considered to be nearly finalized when the Astros and Harris County agreed to a US$250 million county-funded stadium whose overrun costs would be funded by the Astros.

In August 1996, Houston's Union Station received a US$2 million grant from the Texas Transportation Commission for renovation in a separate project. Plans for the new ballpark's location drastically changed by September mostly in response to Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay's input and pledge to substantially contribute to funding if placed downtown. It was at this time where the Union Station location was proposed by Lay. Upon an agreement among all of the leadership entities, the idea of a retractable roof stadium was confirmed for the new ballpark. A November referendum was planned for Harris County residents to approve the deal.

The Harris County referendum that took place on November 5, 1996, to help fund the ballpark passed by a narrow margin of 51% to 49%. In response to the referendum, during the 75th Texas Legislature Texas State Senator John Whitmire of Houston sponsored a bill supported by five of the six area Harris County senators that would create the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. With companion House Bill 92 authored by Houston-born Representative Kim Brimer voted upon and adopted by both chambers, the authorization for creation of a sports authority was approved. It was signed into law by Governor George W. Bush on June 2, 1997. The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority would assist in financing for the new ballpark as well as allow for renovation of the Astrodome by allowing for special county-wide taxation of rental cars, tickets, parking, and hotel use.

In June 1997, with the ability to create a sports authority signed into law, concurrent votes of the Harris County Commissioners' Court and the Houston City Council to establish the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority on effective September 1, 1997. Its chairman and 12 other directors were jointly appointed by the Mayor of Houston and Harris County Judge. The institution remains in existence today.

The ballpark was named "Enron Field" after a $100 million, 30-year naming rights deal was made with Enron on April 7, 1999. After the Enron scandal of 2001, the Astros and the now-bankrupt Enron came to an agreement to end the deal and rename the stadium in February 2002.

Design and construction
Early stadium sketches from Kansas City-based HOK Sport (now Populous) using the working title "The Ballpark at Union Station" were released to the public on October 11, 1996, where Astros President Tal Smith was open about his suggestions for the stadium including the location of the flagpole in center field and a traditional dirt path from the pitcher's mound to home plate. While the dirt path was not implemented, the flagpole idea became known as "Tal's Hill" and remained a signature feature of the ballpark until 2016.

The design of the new park integrated the former Union Station building's main concourse, reutilizing the space for a clubhouse, cafe, team store, and office space. A large model train was also included within the park's design as an homage to the station.

In late 1997, it was announced that local Brown & Root would manage construction of the stadium, while Populous with Walter P. Moore would design it. The electrification of Minute Maid Park's retractable roof was developed by VAHLE, Inc.

Groundbreaking for Enron Field was on October 30, 1997. Its groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, Houston Mayor Bob Lanier, Astros owner Drayton McLane, Harris County Judge Robert Eckles, Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee, and Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Chairman Jack Rains.

Statues of longtime Astros players Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio are located in the exterior of the ballpark in a space known as The Plaza at Minute Maid Park. The two former teammates are depicted playing baseball with each other. The plaza also displays pennants for all Astros division and league championships, as well as two World Series titles. There are also several plaques to commemorate notable Astros and their achievements.

Opening and current use
The ballpark was first inaugurated with a preseason game against the New York Yankees on March 30, 2000, with naming rights sold to the Houston energy and financial trading company Enron in a 30-year, $100 million deal. However, Astros management faced a public relations problem when the energy corporation went bankrupt in 2001 due to a financial scandal. Quickly wanting to distance themselves from Enron, Astros ownership asked to prematurely end naming rights, but Enron refused. On February 5, 2002, Astros ownership filed a motion with the court overseeing the company's bankruptcy to force Enron to make an immediate decision on the matter. By February 27, the two entities agreed to end the naming rights, and settled with the Astros paying $2.1 million to Enron. Without a naming rights agreement in place, the ballpark became officially known as "Astros Field".

The Astros sold naming rights of the ballpark in 2002 to locally based Coca-Cola subsidiary Minute Maid for $100 million over 30 years. Its official name was then changed to "Minute Maid Park".

Alterations
In 2004, the Astros launched Wi-Fi throughout the ballpark, allowing fans to use the Internet while attending a game for a fee. In addition, the ballpark was the first major sports facility to use a separate video board exclusively for closed captioning for the hearing impaired of PA system and video board content, rather than appearing along the bottom of the main board.

In 2006, the Chick-fil-A cows were unveiled on the fair poles, saying EAT MOR FOWL, and the cows have Astros caps on. If an Astros player hits the pole, all fans in attendance get a coupon for a free chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A. Hunter Pence is the first and second Astros player to ever hit the left field "Fowl Pole" when he did it twice in the 2007 season. Ty Wigginton became the third Astro to hit the left field pole on September 16, 2007. Kazuo Matsui hit the right field fair pole on August 3, 2009, with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to beat the Giants. Carlos Lee hit the left field pole on July 28, 2010, giving the Astros an 8–1 win against the Cubs. Two days later, Jeff Keppinger hit the left field pole to help the Astros win, 5–0, against the Brewers. In the 2023 Major League Baseball postseason (October 7th, 2023), Yordan Álvarez hit a solo home run to the right field pole which made the game 6-4.

After the 2008 season, the Astros' groundskeepers began installing 2.3 acre of a new turfgrass playing surface at Minute Maid Park. The Astros also became one of the first to use the new Chemgrass, later known as AstroTurf after its first well-publicized use at the Houston Astrodome in 1966.

In honor of longtime Astros broadcaster Milo Hamilton, the City of Houston officially renamed a portion of the Ballpark District to the "Hall of Fame District", and the portion of Hamilton Avenue that runs within that district to "Milo Hamilton Way" on April 8, 2009.

For the 2011 season, the park added a large Daktronics HD screen nicknamed "El Grande" replacing the original one in right field. At 54 ft high and 124 ft wide, it is the fourth largest scoreboard in Major League Baseball, behind T-Mobile Park (home of the Seattle Mariners), Progressive Field (home of the Cleveland Guardians), and Kaufmann Stadium (home of the Kansas City Royals). The old screen was taken out and replaced by billboards. Additionally, a smaller HD screen was added on the far left field wall. The ring of advertisement screens around the park were replaced in favor of HD ribbon boards.

After the Astros reverted to their original colors and logo in 2013, much of Minute Maid Park was repainted to navy and orange from brick red. Signs with the previous logo and colors were also replaced. More than 4500 USgal of paint were used and over 1,000 signs were replaced.

In June 2015 the Astros announced Tal's Hill would be removed in a major renovation project during the 2015-2016 offseason, to be replaced with additional seating, concessions, and escalators for fans. This would result in center field dimensions of 436 feet (then the longest in MLB) being reduced to 409 feet. In addition, seating sections 256, 257, and 258 in the outfield mezzanine would be removed. However, the project had to be postponed due to the Astros' unexpected American League Wild Card championship and subsequent postseason appearance, along with the stadium's offseason event schedule. The renovation was completed during the 2016-2017 offseason. The flagpoles became out of play.

In April 2022, Minute Maid Park received Amazon's "Just Walk Out" technology for two of its concession stands, becoming the first MLB stadium to incorporate cashierless stores.

Major events

 * On October 9, 2005, Minute Maid Park hosted the then-longest postseason game in Major League Baseball history, both in terms of time and number of innings. The Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 7–6 in a game lasting 18 innings, which took 5 hours and 50 minutes to play. The time record was beaten by Game 3 of the 2018 World Series, which went 18 innings and lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes.
 * On October 25, 2005, Minute Maid Park hosted the first World Series game ever played in Texas, and the longest World Series game ever played, which the Astros lost to the eventual World Series champion Chicago White Sox 7–5 in 14 innings; this game lasted 5 hours and 41 minutes. The following night, the White Sox won their third title—and first in 88 years—at Minute Maid Park.
 * On September 30, 2007, in Craig Biggio's last game of his career, Minute Maid Park hit the highest attendance in its 8-year history by selling 43,823 tickets, 107% of its capacity.
 * On April 5, 2010, Opening Day of 2010, Minute Maid Park surpassed its highest attendance total once again by selling 43,836 tickets, 13 more tickets than its previous record.
 * The Astros transferred to the American League for the 2013 season, resulting in the designated hitter rule coming into effect at Minute Maid Park. The last pitcher to bat at an MLB game in Houston was Astros pitcher Bud Norris until May 11, 2021, when Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels started on the mound and batted second in the lineup.
 * In his third start as an Astro, pitcher Mike Fiers threw the stadium's first no-hitter in a 3–0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 21, 2015.
 * In late October 2017 the Astros hosted three World Series games against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros would go on to win the 2017 World Series, winning 2 of 3 games in Houston and 2 of 4 games in Los Angeles.
 * In late October 2019, the Astros hosted four games of the World Series versus the Washington Nationals. While the Astros won all three away games, they lost all four games played at Minute Maid Park.
 * It was one of two hosts (Globe Life Field being the other) for the 2020 NLDS. Atlanta swept Miami 3–0 to advance to the NLCS.
 * Three games of the 2021 World Series were held at Minute Maid Park, with the Braves winning Games 1 and 6 (they also won Games 3 and 4 at Truist Park in Atlanta) to claim their fourth World Series championship. Houston's only home victory came in Game 2.
 * Games 1, 2 and 6 of the 2022 World Series were held at Minute Maid Park. The Astros won their second World Series championship in Game 6, marking the fourth time a World Series championship was hoisted at the park and the first time the Astros won on their home field. Houston also won Game 2, as well as two of three games at Citizens Bank Park against the Philadelphia Phillies.
 * Pool B and the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic will take place at the stadium.

Soccer
While primarily a baseball venue, Minute Maid Park can adequately host sports such as soccer and both codes of rugby. The venue can also play host to large-scale music concerts. It is not large enough to comfortably accommodate American football. However, the opening of BBVA Compass Stadium four blocks southeast on Texas Avenue for the MLS's Houston Dynamo in 2012 has effectively made its use for future soccer games moot.

Its debut as a soccer venue happened during the 2006 edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The stadium hosted the first leg of the quarterfinal between Portmore United of Jamaica (the "home" team) and Club América of Mexico.

Professional wrestling
Minute Maid Park hosted the 2020 Royal Rumble on January 26, one of the promotion's four annual flagship professional wrestling events. This was the first time it has hosted a WWE pay-per-view event.

Concerts
Paul McCartney, RBD, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Eagles, Madonna, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Red Hot Chili Peppers have all performed at Minute Maid Park.

TV
The nationally syndicated TV talk show Rachael Ray held a mass wedding at the park following Hurricane Ike for 40 couples who were unable to get married after a company they paid to hold the weddings went bankrupt. Comedian Jeffrey Ross served as best man for all 40 couples. The ceremony was aired as part of a special episode of the talk show on November 21, 2008.

Other events
The stadium also is the host of the Houston College Classic college baseball tournament, part of the winter fan festival held in February. The tournament features local schools the University of Houston and Rice University every year, a pair of major conference schools, alternating between Big 12 members University of Texas at Austin, Texas Tech University, Baylor University and SEC member Texas A&M University, as well as two other teams from around the country.

On May 9, 2015, Canelo Alvarez fought James Kirkland in the first boxing match fought in the stadium. Alvarez defeated Kirkland via knockout in the third round.

The University of Houston–Downtown also holds their commencement ceremony in Minute Maid Park.

Minute Maid Park hosted a cricket match on November 11, 2015, the second in a series of three Cricket All-Stars matches played by retired greats of the game. Shane Warne's Warne's Warriors clinched the series 2–0. Keeping with the naming conventions from the previous match at Minute Maid Park, the ends were named after Nolan Ryan and José Cruz, two players that have their numbers retired by the Astros.

On January 30, 2017, the stadium hosted Super Bowl Opening Night for Super Bowl LI at nearby NRG Stadium.

From 2017 until 2020, the park hosted the final rounds of the Houston leg of the FIRST Championship. To avoid damaging the field while the Astros were in season, the competition fields were built on a stage over the infield dirt between first and third base.

Tal's Hill
Until 2016, center field featured a 90 ft wide incline called Tal's Hill, named for former team president Tal Smith. The incline was inspired by similar features that used to exist at Crosley Field and Fenway Park. There was a flagpole in play on the incline, an element inspired by Yankee Stadium before its remodeling in the mid-'70s, and Tiger Stadium as well. Milwaukee Brewers player Richie Sexson once hit a ball off the flagpole. There was a mark there until the 2011 season, when the pole was repainted. The hill and the flagpole were scheduled to be removed following the 2015 season, but remained in place due to an unexpected playoff run.

While Crosley Field's infamous left field terrace, which was half as steep (only 15°) as Tal's Hill (30°), was a natural feature of the site on which the park was located, Tal's Hill was purely decorative. On June 4, 2015, the Astros announced that they would be removing Tal's Hill as part of a $15 million renovation for the 2016 season. The center field fence was to be moved in from 436 ft (which from 2000 to 2016 was the longest in baseball) to 409 ft from home plate, but the center field renovations were delayed until after the 2016 season, due at least in part to the 2015 playoffs cutting into planned construction time.

Union Station
The largest entrance to the park is inside what was once Houston's Union Station, and the left-field side of the stadium features a railway as homage to the site's history. The train moves along an 800 ft length of track on top of the length of the exterior wall beyond left field when the Astros take the field during the first inning, when an Astros player hits a home run, and when the Astros win a game. It is driven by Bobby Vásquez, who goes by the name Bobby Dynamite. The train is an upscaled replica of the General 4-4-0 and is pulled by a cable which is operated by the driver. The engine's tender is filled with giant oranges in reference to Minute Maid's most famous product, orange juice. Prior to Minute Maid buying the stadium's naming rights, the tender was filled with logs.

In a challenge to home run hitters, former Astros owner Drayton McLane's office window, located in the old Union Station and directly above the Crawford Boxes, is made of glass and a sign below the window is marked 422 ft from home plate.

Crawford Boxes
The Crawford Boxes are a section of seating in Minute Maid Park running parallel to Crawford Street in downtown Houston, Texas. They are located in left field and span sections 100 through 104 (with all but the latter in fair territory).

The home-plate-to-fence measurement there is only 315 ft, one of the shortest in Major League Baseball. Home runs must clear a 19-foot wall in front of the elevated boxes which houses the hand-operated out-of-town scoreboard, displaying the day's other games.

Landry's, a restaurant group, had bought the naming rights to the Crawford Boxes in 2003, which ran various promotions for its restaurants there.

Other features
Games are typically played with the roof open only in April and May before the Houston summer heat arrives. The roof is occasionally opened during October playoff games.

There is a manually-operated out-of-town scoreboard in left, below the Crawford Boxes.

The ballpark features 19,201 seats on the lower level, 7,132 seats on the second level, 880 seats on the suite level, and 13,750 seats on the upper level.

The "Phillips 66 Home Run Porch" is located in left-center field over the field of play. It features a classic gasoline pump that displays the total number of Astros home runs hit since the park opened.

The stadium can be fully air-conditioned when required.

Ground rules
Under the Minute Maid Park ground rules, both Tal's Hill and the flagpole were considered in play. If a ball hit the flagpole on the hill and stayed in the field of play, it was in play. If it went out of the field of play (over the fence), it was a home run. The Hill was criticized numerous times owing to the incline having the potential to cause injury to fielders unused to it. However, there was never an injury to any player in relation to Tal's Hill.

Transportation access
Minute Maid Park is located in Downtown Houston in a centralized area of the city, and accessible via a short driving distance on Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway/East Freeway), Interstate 69 (Southwest Freeway/Eastex Freeway), and Interstate 45 (Gulf Freeway/North Freeway). Street parking, garage parking, and private lot parking are available, with an estimated 25,000 spots within walking distance to the ballpark. Taxi cabs and pedicabs are also commonly found near the surrounding ballpark area.

Public transportation allows for accessibility via bus or light rail service. The METRORail light rail system has a station located one block south of Minute Maid Park, Convention District Station, served by the Green and Purple lines. The Red Line also serves the ballpark at Preston Station, six blocks to the west.

Hurricane Harvey
In 2017, the park and the entire city suffered from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, which flooded many parts of the city with several feet of rain over four days. The Astros reported that despite water entering into the service levels of the stadium, Minute Maid Park remained in "good condition" when the storm cleared out. The lingering effects of Harvey forced the Astros to move their series against the Texas Rangers to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Astros returned to Houston on Friday, September 1 to help the initial recovery efforts. Minute Maid Park hosted the city's first post-Harvey sporting event, and the park's first double-header the next day in an interleague game against the New York Mets.

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History of Canneries
I began some preliminary research into the history of various canneries in the Inlet in an effort to add sources to these currently unattributed sentences, "Excursion Inlet has had a fishing cannery since 1891. The current plant, constructed in 1918, still functions to this day. It mostly processes pink and chum salmon, as well as salmon roe, salmon caviar, halibut and sablefish. It is located near the mouth of the inlet, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Juneau. Its seasons run from late June to mid-September. Excursion Inlet Cannery is one of the largest fish canneries in the world and was acquired by Ocean Beauty Seafoods in 2003."

However I was overwhelmed by the many canneries operating over the years so am stepping back but including some potential sources for further exploration if other editors want to take this up.

References
 * Jim Mackovjak (2013). Canning Salmon at Excursion Inlet, Alaska: The First Century. Alaska Historical Society, https://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/tag/excursion-inlet/
 * Pacific American Fisheries Records, 1875-1994 1899-1967. Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv45835
 * Alaska State Historical Library, Photographs of Excursion Inlet, https://vilda.alaska.edu/digital/collection/cdmg21/search/searchterm/Excursion%20Inlet%20(Alaska)/field/locati/mode/exact/conn/and
 * Grantham, Anjuli, Janet Clemens, Karen Hofstad, Dave Kiffer, Bob King, Howard M. Kutchin, Jim Mackovjak, Sue J. Paulsen, Oscar Pen��aranda, Patricia Roppel, Mark Sandvik, Wayne Short, Gary E. Williams, and Robert Yates. Tin Can Country: Southeast Alaska's Historic Salmon Canneries., 2019. Print. https://www.worldcat.org/title/tin-can-country-southeast-alaskas-historic-salmon-canneries/oclc/1100643370 Shackpoet (talk) 01:14, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

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Talk:Haines, Alaska

Tourism main source of commerce?
The last paragraph of the "History" section seems to dismiss fishing and logging as sources of commerce (granted, logging in Haines hasn't been steady for decades), but then leaves the reader with tourism as the only remaining alternative. Combined, these points clearly implicate tourism as the only source of commerce in Haines. Can anyone offer some up-to-date data here? Chrishibbard7 (talk) 20:25, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

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Westernmost highway point
This has come up on some other talk page, but I'm not sure if a reliable source has tackled it or not. Since I had a second, I took a look at Google Maps. As precisely as I could pinpoint things, it appears that the end of the Tofty Road is at 151.949441 W, while the end of the road at the Anchor Point beach is at 151.867788 W. Pinging, who has shown an interest in this issue and may have been the one to raise this point in the discussion I refer to above. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions  04:30, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * It is written in this article: Anchor Point is the westernmost point in the North American highway system (linking to National Highway System (United States)). But I think that the Tofty Road is a local road, not a part of the highway system. I don't know where this was discussed, I was probably not involved. Because of this ping I searched and found an article listing Northernmost or Westernmost US road, List of extreme points of the United States. It has "Westernmost point on the continuous road system of North America" which however seems to be Tofty Road.--BIL (talk) 19:22, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

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Lat/Long?
Driving around the area provided by the coordinates, didn't see much. How are these determined? - Scarpy (talk) 19:29, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I think they often come from GNIS. Bear Creek doesn't have a main drag or a downtown or anything like that, it's kind of like Kachemak, Alaska, a small, not entirely seperate community right outside of a larger one. I believe both were created largely to avoid being annexed by Homer or Seward respectively. (Is it greening up over there yet? We're just getting started here, but sometimes they seem to be ahead of our side of the Peninsula) Beeblebrox (talk) 20:19, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

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