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If you were in a marching band in Anchorage's yearly February, Fun Rendezvous Parade, there were three things you always worried about.
"Where is your Fur Rendezvous button?"
Well, my mom told them she didn't have one, so the Keystone Cops went into a silly bit of fun and said, "You're under arrest and you've got to go to jail."
Just then the crowd toward the Anchorage post office begin to cheer.
We could hear
the band. The parade started and then we saw Michael "Little Joe" Landon
riding on a very tall horse.
He was very attractive and then all of a sudden his horse reared up and trotted toward me, my family and friends.
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It All Started Back in 1935 -
By Mary J. Dougherty
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The following 3 minute, 1959 16mm color Anchorage Fur Rendezvous film has no sound
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Back in 2012, the Fur Rendezvous Festival was selected as the number one Winter Carnival in the world, by National Geographic Traveler.
The name "Fur Rendezvous" came into being when fur trappers got together to sell their furs and kick up a little snow as a way to shake off the long winter in early Anchorage.
In Alaska, everyone knows that late February is time for fun.
Now, people from all over the world converge in Anchorage, Alaska for events like:
- Blanket Toss
- Fur Auction
- Melodrama
- Miner's and Trapper's Ball
- Outhouse Races
- Carnival Rides
- Fur Rondy Parade
- Snow Shoe Softball
- And the World Champion Sled Dog Races
And much more fun, food and games
1964 Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Parade and Sled Dog Race
The following is a color super 8mm silent film. There is no sound.
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Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Stories
Have you ever ridden a Ferris Wheel in the winter when it was below zero outside?
That's just one of the fun, and unique attractions Mike and Mary, the authors of Anchorage Memories.com remember enjoying.
One year Mike and his brother Tom and their band "The Matadors" played on the Melodrama stage during Rondy for a very happy crowd.
And each year, Anchorage's popular 4th Avenue Theater played a movie to compliment the Fur Rendezvous. One year Mike and Mary remember seeing the Charlie Chaplin silent movie "The Gold Rush." Another time, the 4th Avenue played "Joniko and the Kush Ta Ka" an Alaskan movie produced in Juneau, Alaska by film maker, Chuck Keen. And one year they screened a locally produced movie about an Iditarod dog sled team titled "Hot Foot to Nome."
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People from around the world travel to Anchorage Alaska each year to experience North America's number one winter carnival.
Maybe you visited the great land just to enjoy the festivities. If so, you're invited to post your stories right here.
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Alaska is a very special place and Anchorage's winter carnival is a great experience.
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