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Tanana

Tanana is accessible by air and river transportation. It is located about two miles west of the junction of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers,
130 air miles west of Fairbanks. It was a traditional trading settlement for Koyukon and Tanana Athabascans long before European contact.
The City of Tanana (population: approximately 300) was incorporated in 1961. It maintains 32 miles of local roads,
and operates the State-owned Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport. Cars, trucks, snowmachines, ATVs and riverboats are used for local transportation.
People are friendly but it's not all that easy for visitors to really get to know Tanana.
Strangers stand out and a room for the night is hard to find (and expensive).
The sale of alcohol is restricted.


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Guest 22-Mar-2008 04:56
I lived in Tanana from Nov 1963 to August 1965, and, of course, some things have changed, but there is still a good feel about it. And the beauty remains. I'm planning to return for the first time in summer 2008. JLS
Kim 06-Mar-2008 03:42
I lived there in the last 80's I was in the 8th grade. It doesnt look like it has changed at all since I was there.
Tim Price 27-Feb-2008 12:52
I've been and lived in Tanana for 2 and a half years back in the late 70's. Tanana from what I can see in the pictures hasn't changed much, which is good seeing how things get so commercialized nowadays. The people are very friendly and easy going. I was in grade school at the time of my living there. I don't recall ever hearing what Tanana means, but do know that the Athabascan word "Nuchalawoya" (I think that's how it's spelled?), means "where the two rivers meet" mainly the Tanana and Yukon rivers. When I lived there our family lived on the F.A.A. (Federal Aviation Administration). My dad was an air traffic controller. We use to go to the riverbank and watch the river break up, pretty cool!
SpisateljicaSnova 19-Dec-2007 16:00
please tell me meaning of word "tanana" and everething about "tanana"?? thx
Guest 12-Dec-2007 00:31
Tanana is a nice small town, there are ruffly 260 residents in the city? in the winter snow-machines can be driven to fairbanks or to manly hot springs, there is one local alcohol store in tanana. the people are quit friendly. and the average airfair is about $220 round trip to fairbanks. thats for your time
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