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NOME GOLD IN NOME TODAY

ALASKA The Krutzsch Family

Some say that there is more gold in Nome
today than during the 1899 gold rush. The
problem lies in extracting that illusive metal.
Mother Nature doesn’t play fair and will
send prospectors relentless waves, wind,
Nome, Alaska - Along the Bering Sea flooding and freezing temperatures just to
test your resolve.
There are business in Nome that cater to
Nome seafood, and jet service twice daily. That’s Nome! visitors. AKAU Gold & Resort has everything
Location: On the Seward Peninsula; by air 1.25 Three roads lead out of Nome. They each end 70 you need to make your prospecting
hours from Anchorage, 6 hours from Juneau. to 80 miles later and offer an exciting trip through dreams come true. They have complete
Commuter flights available to surrounding the spectacular scenery of the Seward Peninsula and gold packages that included all equipment
Norton Sound villages, Kotzebue and Russia’s ample opportunity to view wildlife. Beaver dams and their expertise. Within a few hours of
far east with Bering Air. Population: 3,653. are visible, musk-ox graze on the hillsides, domestic arriving in Nome, you can start panning for
Visitor Information: Nome Convention and reindeer roam the Peninsula, and brown bears are gold along Anvil Creek, the place where
Visitors Bureau, 301 Front Street, PO Box numerous in the mountains where their food sources the biggest nuggets were discovered and
240, Nome, AK 99762; Phone: (907) 443- of squirrels, berries, and fish are plentiful. caused a stampede to Nome in 1899.
6555; Email: visit@mynomealaska; Website: Every spring, serious birdwatchers arrive in Nome The Martinsons are one of Nome’s long-
visitnomealaska.com to witness the return of over a hundred and eighty standing gold mining families. Along with
migratory species in brilliant breeding plumage multiple land and sea claims, they also run
For your Alaskan vacation, envision bountiful to their nesting grounds. Sport fishing for pike and hotels an Inn’s in Nome: the Dredge #7 Inn,
wildlife, beautiful scenery, the Iditarod dog sled race, trophy grayling is popular and salmon fly fishing is Gold House, Sluicebox Suites and a vehicle
genuine Alaskan Native culture, gold rush history, superb in the rivers. Fishing guides can supply a trip rental facility. “The smartest prospectors are
comfortable accommodations, great restaurants, tailored to each client’s wish. the ones that take a gold pan and go down
friendly tour guides, unique flightseeing, quality History buffs can spend days on the road to the beach. Their investment is small and
Northern art gift shops, nonstop festivals, superb system, hiking into the hills, floating the rivers and they get to spend the day on the beach,”
says Doug Martinson.
If gold fever has struck, head north to
Nome. With so much to see and do, you
could be one of the lucky ones who discovers
the motherlode and ushers in a whole new
gold rush!

Betty & Publisher

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