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Juneau, Alaska
Population  31,187   Size of City:  3,255 square miles
Average age    35   Land  2,716.7 square
 miles
Average Income  $62,034  

Average rainfall

  92 inches a year
Money  American dollars  

Kind of City/Community

  Small capital city
Language  English      
Jobs City officials, medical, teaching, fishing, lumber, tourist, and many others  

Transportation

  Cars, taxis, sea port
History:      
  • founded in 1880
  • Almost only state capital that has no road leading to it.  (You can only get there by boat or airplane.  Honolulu is the other; you have to get there by boat or by airplane.)
  • Juneau area was a favorite fishing spot for the Tlingit Native-Americans
  • 1880 gold was found near Juneau (the "Alaskan Gold Rush" began.  Many gold miners came to the area to try to find gold and become rich.) 
Events:      
  • The Juneau Jazz and Classics festival is the third week in May
  •  Gold Rush Days, a festival of logging and mining events, is in late June.
What to Do
  • Hike to the Mendenhall Glacier
  • Watch whales
    Kayak on the sea
  • Raft on the Mendenhall River
  • Ride a mountain bike
  • Go horseback riding
  • Go sking
  • Snowboarding