Introducing Delta Junction
For most visitors, Delta Junction is notable for a technicality: it proclaims itself the end of the Alcan, as the famous highway joins Richardson Hwy here to complete the route to Fairbanks. The community began as a construction camp and picked up its name from the junction between the two highways. Nowadays it's an overtly religious place (among the multitude of churches, some have special RV parking), functioning as a service center for travelers, for the area's burgeoning agricultural community, and for nearby Fort Greely, a key cog in America's nascent missile-defense shield. The big Deltana Fair, with giant vegetables, livestock shows and parades, is on the last weekend of July.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Alaskan Adventure
by alapah 22 March 2011
#2 if they are driving Fairbanks to Tok they have to take the AK Hwy. The Richardson runs between Delta Junction and Glennallen. It all…
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RE: Alaska
by trekker502 09 August 2010
The Alaska Marine Highway ferries (1-800-642-0066) would be best for touring the islands in the Inside Passage. I took the ferry from…
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RE: Alaska
by LizandAlan 07 August 2010
You don't say your time frame - but it is common to make a loop using the Richardson Highway - from Fairbanks to Delta Junction then…
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