North Pole Community Neighborhood Day

At the turn of the millennium the citizens of North Pole, Alaska, and surrounding communities made a commitment to unite and celebrate North Pole Community Neighborhood Day once a year. This year’s theme is “Women in Ministries, Homemaking and Business.”

The City of North Pole, Alaska, is a beautiful community located on the Tanana River. Among its many positive attributes, North Pole is strategically situated along the routes of the existing oil and proposed natural gas pipelines. The Eielson Air Force Base and the Fort Wainwright Army Post add an important boost to the local economy. The city has a strong, stable infrastructure. It has amazing potential for growth and expansion in this first decade of the new millennium.

North Pole, Alaska, and its surrounding areas are an exceptional place to live, work, and raise a family. It is a wonderfully unique, safe, culturally diverse, and economically viable part of the Great Land.

While the population is only 1,570 people within the city limits, there are 30,440 within a 15-mile radius of North Pole. This being the case, it has a small town feel with much of the conveniences of a large city. The Alaska Highway passes through North Pole making it a great place to meet people from all parts of the world. Unique in its atmosphere, North Pole, Alaska, is truly one of the last great places on earth.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Frank H. Murkowski, Governor of the State of Alaska, do hereby proclaim the July 25, 2004, as:

North Pole Community Neighborhood Day

in Alaska, and encourage all Alaskans to join the City of North Pole, Alaska, and its neighbors during their fourth annual display of unity celebrating this magnificent area of interior Alaska.

Dated: July 22, 2004