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	Fur Rendezvous Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fur Rendezvous Festival (usually called Fur Rendezvous, Fur Rondy, or simply Rondy) is an annual winter festival held in Anchorage, Alaska in late February.
		The self-styled "largest winter festival in North America", Fur Rendezvous is highly anticipated by many Anchorage-area residents as marking the beginning of the end of a long winter and the approach of spring.
		Fur Rendezvous was canceled during the war years, but resumed in 1946, when the festival began to draw visitors from Outside, and has been held every year since.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fur_Rendezvous_festival (555 words)

	Fur Rendezvous Rondy Anchorage Alaska
		Anchorage Fur Rendezvous – "Fur Rondy" to locals – will take place Feb. 16th to March 4th, 2007, and will feature more than 120 events ranging from outrageous to the serious.
		Fur Rondy is Alaska's most popular winter festival, and provides an opportunity for trappers and buyers to meet in Anchorage every February.
		Today Anchorage Fur Rendezvous is one of the largest winter festivals in North America with estimates of over 67% of the population participating in Rondy.
	www.alaskatrekker.com /furrondy.htm (728 words)

	02/15/03: Alaskans for Peace and Justice banned from Fur Rondy parade.
		Alaskans for Peace and Justice member Doug Frank and a couple of friends were down in his basement apartment putting the pants on a giant moose as part of their Fur Rendezvous Parade entry when the phone rang.
		Fur Rondy spokeswoman Sarah Hobart wondered if those complaining were confusing the group's participation in the parade with a rally members had planned for later that afternoon.
		The Fur Rondy Parade has seen controversy before, from people not liking a gay and lesbian group entry, to that time back in 1978 when singer John Denver, who was to be the grand marshal, got the boot.
	www.mrcranky.com /movies/daredevil/73.html (735 words)

	Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
		Fur Rondy brings people of all ages to celebrate the end of long winter.
		This winter festival is one of the largest in North America, and packed with more than 120 uniquely Alaskan activities and events that range from outrageous to serious.
		2004 marked the beginning of a new tradition when an old winter festival, âAnchorage Fur Rendezvous,â coincides dates with the start of the âIditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,â and âTour of Anchorage.â Explore www.Anchorage.net/coolevents amd plan to be in Anchorage to experience the spectacular winter wonderland.
	www.anchorage.net /745.cfm (297 words)

	Zumbro Bend Rendezvous
		This event is a living-history festival that allows the visitor the opportunity to travel back and experience our country's colorful past, from the 1630's to 1840.
		The fur trade was based on a system of barter which benefited the Native Americans, Fur Traders, Fur Trade Companies and the Europeans alike.
		The eye is drawn to stark rows of canvas lodges emerging from the haze of campfire smoke, colorfully dressed re-enactors with actual relics of the past.
	www.dodgecohistorical.addr.com /Rendezvous (488 words)

	Alaska : Calendar of Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This festival revolves around the coming of dizzying swarms of millions of shorebirds that use the delta and beaches near the town as a migratory stopover in early May. The whole community gets involved to host bird-watchers and put on a schedule of educational and outdoor activities for 3 days.
		This festival celebrates the May 17, 1814, declaration of the independence of Norway from Sweden.
		Besides the parade and many small-town festivities, the main attraction is the Mount Marathon Race, which goes from the middle of town straight up rocky Mount Marathon to its 3,022-foot peak and down again.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=210&catID=0210030003 (1251 words)

	History of Rondy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Fur Rondy Festival is a significant part of the history and tradition of Anchorage.
		There are still many Fur Rendezvous events that have withstood the test of time and continue to maintain their unique character.
		The Official Rondy Fur Auction has been a staple of the Festival since the beginning and the Festival was named in large part to the economic importance of the Alaskan fur trade.
	www.furrondy.net /history.html (442 words)

	Winter festivals have huge economic impact. \| Business (Regional) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Two of the most famous historical and cultural events in Alaska are the Fur Rendezvous Festival and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
		Fur Rendezvous, traditionally a 10-day winter celebration, will extend to a 17-day winter festival, Feb. 20 to March 7, one of the largest winter festivals in North America.
		Fur Rondy, affectionately termed by locals, supports and celebrates the beginning of the end of winter.
	www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/218860-1.html (608 words)

	Fur Rondy parade celebrates Alaskan pioneers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The annual Fur Rendezvous parade celebrated Alaskan pioneers and heroes and remembered them for their contributions to the state and to Fur Rondy itself.
		The annual fur auction at the Fur Rendezvous is one of the original events of the celebration.
		Fur Rondy is the event where, until recently, her parents bought fur.
	www.ktuu.com /CMS/PPL.TB/furrondyparadecel-1-3649.asp (5433 words)

	Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
		Catch wild and wacky high-latitude adventure at one of the largest winter festivals in North America.
		Fur Rondy, dubbed affectionately by Alaskans, is packed with more than 120 outrageous events â“ snowshoe softball, Frostbite Footrace, frozen river bowling, snow sculptures, and dog sled races show why winter is wild in Anchorage.
		Prizes were awarded for the longest fox, the best fox and finest ermine pelts, and the event was officially named Fur Rendezvous in 1937.
	www.anchorage.net /1259.cfm (157 words)

	Fur Rondy frolic in Anchorage - Fur Rendezvous festival in Anchorage, Alaska - includes related article on Anchorage ...
		Fur Rondy frolic in Anchorage - Fur Rendezvous festival in Anchorage, Alaska - includes related article on Anchorage
		Now in its 63rd year, Fur Rondy is Anchorage's own Mardi Gras on ice, a veritable Polarpalooza.
		At 10:30 the sky glows with the opalescence of dawn and the thermometer has climbed to a blistering 29 [degrees].
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n1_v200/ai_20201273 (363 words)

	Celebrating the snow: Alaska festival celebrates winter's passage Airman - Find Articles
		It also provided an opportunity for fur traders to sell their wares directly to the customer in an effort to cut out the middleman.
		This encounter between trapper and buyer spawned the name for the annual event--Fur Rendezvous, or Fur Rondy as it's more commonly called--that has evolved into one of the largest winter festivals in North America.
		Their presence is highly appreciated and appropriate at an event that focuses on bringing the community together, said Mike Brown, a commercial fisherman during the summer and the Fur Rondy operations manager during winter.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBP/is_7_48/ai_n6124675 (445 words)

	Mountain Man Rendezvous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Dramatizing the "rough and tough" life of the early explorers and trappers of the American West, the Rendezvous and Mountain Man Encampment demonstrates life in the early 1800's.
		The rugged mountain man (and Mountain woman) will demonstrate crafts and the survival skills necessary during the era of the fur trapper.
		Suttler"s Row is reminiscent of the trade camps of the Fur Trade Era.
	www.festivalofthewest.com /mountainman.html (141 words)

	Fur Rondy
		Alaska's fur trade isn't what it was a generation or two ago, but Fur Rondy provided parade watchers with an opportunity to see folks who "shur nuff" looked like old-time trappers.
		Animals that are rarely seen elsewhere are still abundant in a state one-fifth the size of the Lower 48 states but with a population of only 600,000.
		The weather was more accommodating for the 1997 and 1999 parades, which took place on days when the temperature was in the 20s and snow wasn't in the forecast.
	www.alaska.net /~design/scenes/rondy/rondy.html (344 words)

	Alaska Events: Iditarod, Fur Rendezvous, festivals around the state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		While the Iditarod is Alaska's biggest winter event, there are several others including the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Talkeetna's Winter Fest with its Wilderness Woman competition and Seward's Polar Bear Jump Off Festival (these are described a little more fully on the Talkeetna and Seward pages).
		The weeklong Fur Rendezvous is held in February and includes a snow sculpture contest, sled dog races, a parade, fireworks and a carnival.
		The highlight of Seward's weekend festival in mid-January is the Polar Bear Plunge: Folks dress up in outlandish costumes and dive into Seward's Harbor.
	www.alaskascenes.com /events.html (367 words)

	Fur Rondy - Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		If you are not sure what Fur Rondy means, it is simply a shorterned term for Fur Rendezvous.
		Fur Rondy is argueably Alaska's most popular winter festival, and provides an opportunity for trappers and buyers to meet in Anchorage every February.
		It is also one of the largest winter festivals in North America.
	www.sportingalaska.com /furrondy (294 words)

	The Photography of Andy Sorensen - powered by smugmug
		Every year during the Fur Rendezvous Festival held in Anchorage, Alaska, a fur auction is held in the downtown parking lot near the carnival.
		This is an unusual event given the politcally incorr...
		The major opening event for the Fur Rendezvous Festival in Anchorage, Alaska is the parade.
	www.andysorensen.com /Events (159 words)

	Anchorage, United States
		It is home to the Blues on the Green music festivals, and hosts many special events and races in 40 miles of beautiful, wild, woods teeming with moose.
		Another major event, the Fur Rendezvous Festival, started as a fur trading event and "fixer of the winter blues," and has since been labeled the Alaskan Mardi Gras bringing in fans from many countries.
		One of the largest annual winter festivals in the United States, it began in 1936.
	worldfacts.us /US-Anchorage.htm (2841 words)

	Brookings Renegade Muzzleloaders Club
		The primary interest of the club is the fur trade era before 1840.
		These are named after the gatherings held in the early 1800's where furs were traded for supplies from the east.
		In this area, the fur traders came out to trade with the indigenous people for the furs they had gathered.
	www.brookings.com /brmc (438 words)

	Anchorage : Special Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Iditarod usually begins from Anchorage the first Saturday in March (in 2006, March 4) and then proceeds in trucks to the re-start the next day in Wasilla for the 1,000-mile run to Nome.
		One-day tickets are $10 and benefit charitable causes; they are available at the bait shack on the creek.
		The Blues on the Green music festival, the second Saturday in June, takes place under the sky in the natural amphitheater at Kincaid Park.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=1&catID=0001020781 (517 words)

	Mid America Buckskinners Info Page; Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		I have furs from almost every animal you can think of that is legal, and what I don't have on hand, I can have within two or three days because I work with a furrier here in Arkansas who carriers everything from A to Z when it comes to animal hides.
		Active from 1820 to 1827, the fort protected the burgeoning western fur trade and controlled access to the Upper Missouri Country and the Platte Valley overland route.
		As the only government authority in the vast territory west of the Missouri, the garrison at Fort Atkinson assumed the often impossible task of regulating the fur trade and enforcing peaceful relations between traders and the Indian tribes of the region.
	members.tripod.com /jpfinn/link.html (4467 words)

	Story Headline
		Sleigh rides, caroling and live music are among the family oriented activities offered in downtown Fairbanks to celebrate winter.
		A party offering games, contests and family entertainment kicks off “Alaska’s Largest Guessing Game.” Ticket buyers guess when the spring breakup of ice on the Tanana River will move a tripod planted in the ice.
		A winter festival 30 miles north of Fairbanks that boasts outhouse races among the activities.
	www.uaf.edu /journal/extreme/xdream/Celebrate/celebrations/list.html (168 words)

	Fur rendezvous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Good information about Fur rendezvous.Modern view of Fur rendezvous.
		The Fur rendezvous Fur rendezvous introduction Fur rendezvous intro article Master information for Fur rendezvous.
		It is the skin Rendez-vous, also known like "Rondy skin," the festival of February of Anchorage.
	rendezvous.like8march.com /fur-rendezvous.htm (438 words)

	70 Years of Fur Rendezvous On Display at Consortium Library
		Seventy years of dogs, dreams, and dedication are on display at the Consortium Library during the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, February 18 through March 4.
		UAA is the repository for the Fur Rendezvous and has maintained the historical materials from Greater Anchorage, the parent organization, since the 1980s.
		The display will be open to the public during all regular hours of the Library.
	www.uaa.alaska.edu /news/rondylibrarynew.cfm (160 words)

	Ferry to Fur Rendezvous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		To encourage all Alaskans to take part in Alaska's premier winter festival, Explore Tours is proud to offer the new "Rondy Express" package.
		Your winter celebration begins as you depart Juneau on Wednesday, February 19 on the M/V Kennicott, also known as the "Fur Rondy Ferry." After crossing the Gulf of Alaska, you will arrive in Seward on Friday, February 21.
		Upon arrival in Anchorage, take part in the fun of Fur Rendezvous - watch dog sled races, go ice bowling, see snow sculptures, go on carnival rides - there are plenty of activities to choose from!
	www.exploretours.com /SpecialE/ferry_fur.shtml (165 words)

	VZ Local - Anchorage, Alaska City Guide
		Fur Rendezvous - The Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, locally known as the Fur Rondy, was first held in the 1930s with the aim of bringing people together, showing community support, and celebrating the beginning of the end of winter each year.
		Now running for 18 days from late February to early March, the festival has evolved into a huge midwinter celebration with more than 140 events and activities, including elaborate fancy dress and costume balls, snow-sculpting competitions, a carnival, and live music and theater productions.
		The festival was expanded in 2004 to serve as a lead-in to Anchorage's most famous winter event: the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race (see), which begins on the corner of 4th and D streets downtown at 10 am on the first Saturday in March.
	www.vzlocal.com /Anchorage-AK.html (3842 words)

	Skagway Alaska Events Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Annual International Mini Folk Festival, one day in Skagway with musicians of Southeast Alaska, then a trip to Whitehorse, Yukon for another day of music, music and more music.
		Any town worth its salt has a festival, concert or race this weekend as the days reach their longest.
		The state's largest fair, with midway rides, agricultural and art exhibits, 4-H displays and a lot of food.
	www.skagwayalaska.info /events.html (1289 words)

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		One, February’s Fur Rendezvous festival — “Fur Rondy” for short, this year happening from February 18 until March 6 — takes place outdoors during the coldest month of the year.
		The race is held the first weekend in March (March 5, 2005), with the ceremonial start in Anchorage coinciding with the end of the Fur Rondy festival.
		Anchorage maintains an ice-skating rink on frozen Westchester Lagoon in the heart of the city and many Anchorage families create their own hockey rinks on the lakes behind their houses.
	www.goworldtravel.com /ex/aspx/articleGuid.a4d0d161-bb0c-4d01-a89d-1056ad206372/xe/print.htm (1052 words)

	Explore Tours - Custom tours in Alaska - Custom itinerary planning - Alaska motorhome packages - Group vacation ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This unique tour combines two of Alaska's premier winter events, the Fur Rendezvous festival (February 17 - March 5, 2006) and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race (begins March 4, 2006).
		Depending on your arrival time, choose to take part in Fur Rendezvous events or explore Alaska's largest city on your own.
		After watching the start of the race, take part in more Fur Rendezvous fun - look at the snow sculptures, go ice bowling, or enjoy a special night on the town.
	www.exploretours.com /winter/tour.php?page=tourdetails&id=563 (747 words)

	White Oak Society - Deer River, Minnesota
		Our fur trading post is located near the upper reaches of the Mississippi River in the north woods.
		We are a non-profit organization providing living history interpretations of the fur trade era within the Great Lakes region.
		This web site was developed to serve as an educational resource about the fur trade era and to create a dialog with those who share our interest in living history.
	www.whiteoak.org (431 words)

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