There Is No City Like Nome Alaska

The city of Nome Alaska is a fairly small city, with a population of around 3505 with over half of those inhabitants being native of Alaska.

In Nome there are many things to do. In fact, approximately 20,000-23,000 tourists visit Nome, Alaska each year. Most visitors like to come in the summer months because of the long summer days.

If you are a tourist in Nome then you may like to explore many of the activities Nome has to offer. Some of these include sled-dog racing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Also popular are hunting, fishing, swimming, civic groups, softball, basketball, racquetball, Eskimo dancing, bowling, and fraternal groups.

In Nome, there is a large industry of gold mining, as in many Alaskan cities. Nome is also very famous for the reindeer they have to offer to Alaska.

So, it is clear that Nome, Alaska is a fun place to be but what was it back in the old days? Back in 1900 Nome didn’t even exist and if it did then humans sure didn’t know anything about it. In 1898 Anvil City was a booming mining town. One day when an explorer was riding through Alaskan waters he passed this mysterious town and since he didn’t know the name of the city he wrote it down as "?Name". For a mapmaker in later years, the map was misinterpreted as if the "?" were a C and the "a" in "Name" were in an "o". And so from there on, Cape Nome of Nome the city was discovered.

Nowadays not much has changed in the ‘down to earth’ town of Nome. Nome is now the commercial hub of Northwestern Alaska and is the home of many airports which is good because there are no highways in Nome

Another major attraction in Nome is the finish line of the annual Iditarod Dog Sled Race, which begins in Anchorage. Because of this event, tourism in the spring also increases by a few percent.

For the people who live in Nome there are also the everyday amenities. Nome has 12 churches, two libraries, 1 museum, 1 bank, a convention center, a credit union, and indoor swimming pool and a veterinary hospital. There are three popular radio channels and public radio.

There is also a television system with 49 channels and a weekly newspaper, The Nome Nugget, which is delivered to the residents. It may be a small town but Nome, Alaska is worth the visit.