Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Malemute Saloon to attend our fundraiser on Aug. 27, 2023, to help repair the S.S. Nenana.
Everyone had a great time enjoying the music and snacks. We had drawings throughout the night for door prices and all of our silent auction items sold.
The Sternwheeler Nenana drink was a big hit also.
Palace Theater, Pioneer Park, Fairbanks
Help restore the SS Nenana! On May 25th all proceeds from our show will be donated to Friends of SS Nenana for restoration costs!
The Palace Players will be performing and the bar will be open- don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to support the restoration of the SS Nenana!
Doors open at 7 pm and the show starts at 8:15 pm. Located in Pioneer Park at 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK
Admission will include free membership to the Friends of the SS Nenana.
To purchase tickets visit: www.akvisit.com/palace-theatre
OR Pioneer Park:
Thank you to Bud Kuenzli for sharing this drone video of the S.S. Nenana with us. Bud retired in 1984 as a school teacher in the bush. He has always considered the SS Nenana the anchor to the park and the city itself. He feels there is nothing more symbolic of our local history than the amazing sternwheeler and its story. The video was done simply because videography and photography have long been a pastime of his; he thought the SS Nenana would be a beautiful subject, and we agree!
Are you searching for what you can do with your time or your funds? We, the members of The SS Nenana, are reaching out to the community (you, the residents of Fairbanks or Alaska) to help us restore the SS Nenana.
We need your ideas, your time and your input that could help us on our mission. Please consider becoming a member and help us save this ship which is the last of her kind. It is listed on the historical register and Endangered Listing of Historical Items.
The SS Nenana helped build our city and Alaska. She served the villages from Nenana to Marshall on the coast. Now it needs us to serve her by whatever way you can. Sign up to volunteer time at the SS Nenana Cabin at Pioneer Park from Memorial Day through Labor Day. If that doesn’t fit your schedule and you have extra funds to donate to our restoration fund great! Maybe you know someone that could join you and share time with you in spreading the word of our goal? Possibly you are proficient at building and keeping UpToDate a website? Open to your ideas.
If you have any questions or are interested in our mission, please call us:
Patricia (Trish) Schmidt – President– 907-479-4891
Joann White – Vice President – 772-766-2501
Artha DeRuyter – Treasurer – 907-388-0231
Gloria Corey – Secretary – 907-399-1134
