Pike's Landing in College in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Welcome to our Chef's garden!

We're so glad you're here!

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024

1. Welcome to our Chef's garden! Marker

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Our produce growing season in Fairbanks is fairly short — about four blissful months, extending from May - September. However, while the season is short, the intensity of the 24-hour sunshine enables produce to grow at incredibly fast rates.

At Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge, we leverage our natural resources to provide you the freshest ingredients from our garden in your dishes and drinks made right here at the lodge. Our menus are seasonally crafted to accommodate nature's growing and harvesting season. We also work with a local distillery to turn a portion of our potatoes into vodka which you can taste in our '68 below mule' cocktail.

The gardens in front of you were planted by Alaskans and continue to be maintained by Alaskans throughout the year. During the years when we have a surplus of produce, we share with our local food banks.

We hope that our garden helps you feel more connected with this great land. We continue to strive for a positive and sustainable impact by minimizing our carbon footprint.

As you take a look around, see if you can find our herb section (hint: look for basil or mint)[.] And look

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for Nasturtiums, their petals/flowers are edible and quite delicious.

Erected by Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge and Sustain Alaska and the Yukon.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work • Environment • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 64° 49.986′ N, 147° 50.925′ W. Marker is in College, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is in Pike's Landing. It can be reached from Pikes Landing Road. Marker is along the walking trail on the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4477 Pikes Landing Road, Fairbanks AK 99709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

in the Athabascan Region,

and in Interior Alaska.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

Welcome to our Chef's garden! and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024

2. Welcome to our Chef's garden! and Marker

markers are within walking distance of this marker: Laura Foster O'Flanagan (within shouting distance of this marker); Cordelia Karshner (within shouting distance of this marker); Golden Heart City (within shouting distance of this marker); Pete and Dick Bucholz (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alaska vs the "Lower 48" (about 300 feet away); Historic Fairbanks (about 300 feet away); Kitty Hensley (about 300 feet away); Sluice Box (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College.

Regarding Welcome to our Chef's garden!. Marker has very limited historical information but compliments the other markers along the trail.

View of Chena River from near the Garden Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024

3. View of Chena River from near the Garden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.