What is Circle Hot Springs, Alaska?
'''Circle Hot Springs, Alaska''' is a holiday resort in [[Alaska]]. It is 137 miles northeast of [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]]. The hotel was built in 1930.<ref name=fair> {{cite web |url=http://fairbanks-alaska.com/arctic-circle-hot-springs.htm |title=Arctic Circle Hot Springs |publisher=fairbanks-alaska.com |accessdate=2009-05-24 |last= |first= }} </ref> The [[Native American|Athabasca]] people were the first to use the hot springs. In 1893, William Greats discovered the springs. In 1905 the land around the springs was sold for farming and a resort was opened in 1909. The main feature of Circle Hot Springs is a very large hot pool.<ref name=fair/> There is a story that the hotel is haunted by a [[ghost]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uaf.edu/journal/extreme/xdream/Great/ghost/index.html |title=Haunting of Circle Hot Springs |publisher=www.uaf.edu |accessdate=2009-05-24 |last= |first= |archive-date=2008-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424115546/http://www.uaf.edu/journal/extreme/xdream/Great/ghost/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Geography of Alaska]] [[Category:1909 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1900s establishments in Alaska]]