Chicken Alaska |
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Scenery on the road from
Tok, Alaska to Chicken, Alaska - the curvy dirt/gravel road extended for
miles up the hill and around corners. Fun, Fun, Fun-& more dirt on
the car. |
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Much of the road to Chicken had forestry areas
that were destroyed by major fires. |
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Airport Road in Commercial downtown Chicken
consists of only three (3) businesses. |
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The door to Chicken Creek
Cafe and the service call button |
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Chicken, Alaska - According to the 2008 Milepost book, there is no city water, sewer, or electric service in Chicken; it has wells, generators and outhouses. Chicken was supposedly named by early miners who wanted to name their camp ptarmigan, but were unable to spell it and settled instead for chicken, the common name in the north for the ptarmigan bird. Chicken is perhaps best known as the home of the late Ann Purdy, whose book, Tisha, was based on her experiences as a young schoolteacher in the Bush. | |
The Pedro Dredge No. 4 operated on Chicken Creek between 1959 and 1967, after mining Pedro Creek outside Fairbanks from 1938 until 1959. It was then purchased and moved with other mining equipment down to Chicken in 1998 as a tourist attraction and was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Tours are available. | |
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There is a post office in Chicken with twice weekly mail service. Cell phone service was sporadic. There is even a small airport. A big attraction in Chicken is looking for gold. | |
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Above: The Goldpanner is the RV Park office and gift shop. It provides free coffee, and has a regular washroom with flush toilets. |
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