Alaskan
Events & Festivals
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Hockey
Classic -- Anchorage.
Four college teams meet in a tournament at Sullivan Arena.
Alaska Federation of Natives
convention -- mid-October -- Anchorage.
Alaskans come from all corners of the state for week of meetings
and shopping. Arts and crafts for sale.
November 5th - 9th -
2008 Alaska Bald Eagle Festival!
Haines, Alaska
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival - The 14th annual festival takes
place during the world's largest concentration gathering of bald
eagles.
This spectacular and unique natual event is not to be missed!
Over 3,000 eagles gather along a four-mile stretch of the Chilkat
River north of Haines, Alaska each fall to feed on a late run of
salmon. This wildlife spectacle is the largest gathering of eagles
in the world. Warm water upwellings in the river keep this stretch
of the Chilkat River ice-free providing access to the fish when
food supplies are exhausted elsewhere. Eagles flock from as far
away as Washington State for the abundant feast. Starting in late
October, eagles by the hundreds can be seen along the sand bars
and in cottonwood trees in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. |
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