EPISODE · Dec 17, 2025 · 10 MIN
Another Quirky Report from Alistair Smith on North Pole Alaska
from Travel Writers Radio
Alistair Smith our former newspaperman has another quirky story he uncovered on a visit to Alaska. Since the days of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860s this state has been looking to open up the area beyond the town of Fairbanks, and an entrepreneur came up with the idea of establishing a town called North Pole with its obvious links to Christmas. The rest is history as Alistair Smith explains to Graeme Kemlo Photo: Alistair Smith
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Alistair Smith our former newspaperman has another quirky story he uncovered on a visit to Alaska. Since the days of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860s this state has been looking to open up the area beyond the town of Fairbanks, and an entrepreneur came up with the idea of establishing a town called North Pole with its obvious links to Christmas. The rest is history as Alistair Smith explains to Graeme Kemlo Photo: Alistair Smith
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