Tag: Northern Lights

North Pole Christmas in Ice

It is time again for our North Pole annual Christmas in Ice Celebration!! A must do for anyone traveling to Alaska. The 6-week winter ice park located next to Santa Claus House, features Christmas-themed ice art competition pieces, ice slides and a maze, twirlers, indoor kids’ crafts, and educational ice sculpture demonstrations, adding color and light to our Interior Alaska winter. This unique ice park is constantly evolving throughout the 6 weeks. New sculptures and kid’s park pieces are added almost weekly.

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Breathtaking Sunset

While we have lived here for over 10 years, we will never take for granted the beautiful and picture perfect scenery we get to experience. This sunset was captured leaving Alaska Haven on a cross-country ski trip. We love having the opportunity to offer our guest specialist adventures and showing them how beautiful life in Alaska truly is.

Incredible Northern Lights filmed over Fairbanks, Alaska in Real-time 4K

Truly Breathtaking!!

Now Offering Tours!!

We partnered up with the well known and respected company Alaska Wildlife Guide (www.alaska-wildlife-guide.com) and are excited to now offer their amazing tours to our guests. Whether you are interested in ice fishing, aurora chasing, kayaking, dog mushing or just a trip to the Chena Hotsprings Resort, you will find a tour that is just right for you. The tours will be leaving right from our property making it very convenient to all our guest. Please feel free to give us a call and check out their wonderful  reviews.

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Northern Lights are in full Swing!!

What a beautiful Northern Lights season we have had so far. They have been absolutely breathtaking. We are thankful to life away from the city lights and are able to enjoy this majestic light show right in our backyard!

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Thank you for the amazing photos Heidi Bostic

Aurora Season is in Full Swing

Tips for Photographing the Northern Lights

It may seem impossible to capture the dancing lights, but follow these tips and you’ll be able to show the folks back home! Please feel free to contact us today to reserve your upcoming stay at Alaska Haven or to learn more about photographing the Northern Lights.

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  • Locate a dark area with minimal light pollution. Point your camera to the northern sky and compose your medium-distance foreground with fixed object such as trees, hills or a cabin.
  • Use a digital camera with manual settings and a solid tripod. Bring extra camera batteries and a flashlight and dress for extended times outdoors.
  • Manually set your camera on its highest ISO setting, widest focal point and lowest aperture.
  • Expose each shot for approximately 5 to 10 seconds. Longer exposures will result in brighter images, but stars will streak and the aurora will soften. Short exposures may have sharper detail but dimmer images.
  • Every aurora and camera is distinctive, so experiment with different settings and exposure times to get the best shot. Review your shots and adjust the settings as needed.

Enjoying every moment of Alaska’s Fall Season

Just an afternoon drive in Alaska … love the amazing views we are surrounded by. This fall has been incredible, in addition to the wonderful and warm season, we have experienced some of the most breathtaking aurora/northern lights shows I have ever seen right in our backyard.