![]() I can imagine the racket this thing made when it was in production, The most eerie thing was how quiet it was out there. You first see the pond, and then the dredge itself becomes visible. The first thing we noticed along the rocky path were the remains of land stripping left after all production stopped.Įvening was falling, and light was fading…this was about 8:30pm on Tuesday. The dredge is located at about 27.5 metres (90 ft) along the Steese Highway east of Fairbanks in a 60 acres (24 ha) pond it dug itself, directly across the road from the Chatanika Lodge. The Chatanika gold dredge is a historic relic of gold dredge #3 owned and operated by the F.E. We walked parked here and walked across the street, following a rocky path to where the gold dredge stood, silent and foreboding. I love seeing the planters full of gorgeous blooms, and the planters themselves, old cast offs from the earlier gold rush days! Oranges and yellows and purples and blues, with a liberal sprinking of white and red and pink. ![]() How do you get there? “Well, drive a mile down the road and look for the Chatanika Lodge and restaurant.you can’t miss it” we were told…."Look for the totem pole!"Īnd then, ooh and ahh over all the flowers that are in big bloom! It’s been fun to see the varieties of “cool weather” flowers that seem to thrive in this climate! The colors are so rich and bright….inspiring all kinds of quilt possibilities in my head… We were told it was a great place to wander and stretch our legs, and see a piece of Alaska Gold Rush history. One of the “Bonus” sights on this trip was a visit to the Old Chatanika Gold Dredge that was just a mile down the road from where we were staying at the Gold Camp.
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