Frontier transportation is depicted by dog sleds, snowshoes, horse-drawn sleds and stages, sternwheeler mementoes, and early aviation relics from the Golden Heart, where Alaska's air transportation started. Typical household goods reveal facets of home life, a variety of medical, engineering, legal and other professional materials illustrate available services. Handmade tools and appliances reveal the pioneers' ingenuity.
"THE BIG STAMPEDE SHOW", complementing the Museum, vividly displays the
rigors of our Gold Rush trails. This dramatically lighted 45 minute presentation,
illustrated by fifteen enormous oil paintings by famed Alaskan artist C.
R. "Rusty" Heurlin and narrated by Poet Laureate Ruben Gaines, shows the
hardships of the search for gold and the subsequent settlement of the future
Forty-ninth State. Originally designed for the Alaska '67 Centennial Exposition
in Fairbanks, celebrating the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, The
Big Stampede is a "must see" for every Fairbanksan and Visitor. This exciting
mural presentation moves the guests to see the murals, the only "movie"
where the pictures are "still" and the patrons are "moved". You'll enjoy
it!
The Pioneer Museum and Big Stampede Show are presented by Pioneer Memorial Park, Inc., a 501(c)3 charitable/educational group initiated by the Pioneers of Alaska. Contributions of Alaskan artifacts and financial donations are appreciated. Address communications to PO Box 70176, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99707.