We visited and inspected all of the missionary apartments in the Fairbanks last week. Two of the apartments are located in a small city some eleven miles to the south that is named "NORTH POLE." I should have taken more pictures of the businesses, etc. around the city because the motif is definitely Christmas and Santa Claus - light posts looked like candy canes in the business district. However, we were looking for apartment addresses and I didn't stop for pictures until we ran into the SANTA CLAUS HOUSE. Sister C. was more than game for a stop and a few purchases. So we stopped.
HO!
HO!
HO!
The following pictures are on the outside of the building.
These murals are on tile.
Oh, Tannenbaum, Oh Tannenbaum...
Even Santa has a love life.
Yes Siree!
"This is the right place."
"Shop first and then drive on."
Sorry Brigham....
Sorry Brigham....
Before we went in, we had to inspect the reindeer.
As you can see, the velvet is coming off the antlers.
They sure weren't like the reindeer we saw in Palmer!
They sure weren't like the reindeer we saw in Palmer!
She's hard to see, but that is Sister C. to the left in black
The soldier was several feet taller than I am.
Another large Santa.
These two pictures are of a large Creche.
It would be large enough for a front lawn.
Another "wooden" soldier -- several feet tall.
Ornaments --
Very expensive nut crackers!
I liked the cats on the tree ornament.
Build your very own village.
Several motifs - this one for leather clad bikers!
Check out the brewery on the bottom shelf.
On the top was a collection of old memorabilia.
That's a fairly good likeness of Clark Gable...
Not that I give a d-mn, My dear.
We have that particular creche at home and it
cost a lot less that this one did.
Stuff that looks like the late 1940's.
And, of course, we have a slay for a musher and
his huskies. (I wanted to buy this but the cost was
something like $56.00. Expensive Popsicle sticks!
A likeness of Bullwinkle -- notice that the price of this
carving is $750.00.
Another Santa -- my height this time.
Check out the size of this moose -- the one on the right, I mean.
He was as expensive as he was tall.
This was a cute T shirt for kids -- tempting!
I loved this one! The John Deere emblem with a
jumping moose!
Another one for Grand kids.
I believe in you Pan, I believe in you!
Oops, wrong fairy, er Elf.
In case you are asking yourself if we bought anything, we did. Three Alaska, Christmas House ornaments, a large Santa book, suitable for entertaining the Grand Kiddlies, and two little knives. Mine say Rodney on one side and Santa Claus House on the other. Sister C's say World's best Grandma on it. Mine is the same as the knife I bought in Yellowstone two summers ago except that it has Rod one one side and "Jellystone" on the other.
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