Trapper Creek, Alaska: A Strong Local Spirit Dating to Alaska Gold Rush

rapper Creek has a strong local spirit, and celebrates the end of the long winter by holding a "Cabin Fever Reliever" with pie-eating contests, blindfolded snowmobile races, and an award to the most community-spirited local person. Gold was first reported in this area as early as 1876. During Gold Rush days, Trapper Creek was a freighting center where horses were kept. The Cache Creek Mining District was 30 miles west of Trapper Creek on the Petersville Road. You can drive up that road to see Mt. McKinley in the Alaska Range. This is a Trapper Creek pantry.