Aspen Hotels – JuneauThis festival was born on a cold winter day in 1975 when eight Juneau folk musicians decided to perform in the Alaska State Museum and proudly announced it as the First Annual Southeast Alaska Folk Festival. The audience and the musicians had a great time; it was apparent there would be more such festivals. Workshops…
Category Archives: Holidays
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Alaska Folk Festival
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Juneau’s Gold Rush Days
The Gold Rush Days is a small-scale annual celebration every second or third weekend of June wherein all the locals and visitors get to participate in various gold mining and logging activities. This simple family event turned into a community celebration that has entertained the people of Juneau for almost thirty years. The Celebration’s Brief…
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Wickersham State History Site: Home of Alaska’s Patron
If you are looking for a place that tells a remarkably interesting history about Juneau, Alaska, then you are in luck. Wickersham State Historic Site is the place for you. Wickersham State Historic Site, located at 213 7th Street in Juneau Alaska, is only a 12-minute drive from the Aspen Suites Hotel. It was the…
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Fourth of July Parade
Enjoy an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration at the annual Juneau Fourth of July Parade. The 2018 theme is “Volunteers: Fabric of Our Community.” You’ll see first-hand just how committed local volunteers are with incredible decorations, family-friendly events, and a famous parade that winds through the streets of downtown showering candy on the spectators. With…
