Nome, Alaska

Nome is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea.

Nome was founded during the last great American gold rush in 1898-1900. The town survived a diphtheria epidemic, fires, and numerous floods and severe storms. It served as the last stop on the route ferrying American lend-lease aircraft to Russia during World War II.

One of the events it's most well-known for is that it's the finish line for the Iditarod Dog Sled race. The race commemorates the 1925 serum run, from Anchorage to Nome.

The 1925 Serum Run

In the summer of 1990, I spent about 3 weeks in Alaska, on a mission trip with my parents. We held Vacation Bible Schools in Selawik and Kotzebue, and Bible camp near Nome.

We also spent some time in Fairbanks and Anchorage, doing the site seeing thing. We drove from Fairbanks to Anchorage, with a "detour" into Denali National Park. Breathtaking! That was a trip of a lifetime for me! I'd love to go back to Alaska, someday.

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