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The Malemute Saloon, decorated in 'early gold camp style'.
Ester, Alaska, USA.
The Malemute Saloon show 'Service with a Smile' features stories, comic sketches, songs and dance from the gold rush days and poetry written by Robert W. Service, 'the Bard of the North'. His famous poem "The shooting of Dan McGrew" starts with these lines:
"A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malemute Saloon;
The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune;
Back in the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew,
And watching his luck was his light-o'-love,
the lady that's known as Lou."
Ester, 7 miles southwest of Fairbanks on the Parks Highway, is a community of artists, writers, Bohemians and people working in Fairbanks (population about 200). It also features Ester Gold Camp, with a saloon, a song and dance show and a gift shop.
A shuttle bus provides round trip evening transportation from the major hotels in Fairbanks. In winter everything is closed. Ester Gold Camp is officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
came down the road to bring Antione some kumala that grows and is ready to harvest in two months instead of three. He was very excited for her to share her fast maturing kumala with him.
Reuploaded in high res on September 10, 2020.