Fairbanks welcomes Eskimo Olympics

Fairbanks, Alaska, will play host to the 42nd World Eskimo-Indian Olympics July 16-19. The four-day series of traditional Alaska Native athletic competitions and dances draws native athletes and dancers from across North America.

All of the more than 50 events, from the fish-cutting competition to the greased-pole walk, test the participants’ strength, discipline and endurance — qualities that are needed to survive in a harsh and often unforgiving climate.

Contact: (800) 327-5774; www.explorefairbanks.com.

Magazine devoted to historic highways

A new national magazine has been launched for motorists and bikers who like to explore America as travelers experienced it more than a half-century ago.

American Road, a quarterly, focuses on Route 66, the Lincoln Highway, the Dixie Highway and the other great two-lane roads on which the nation first discovered the pleasure and adventure of highway travel.

The first issue, published in May, includes articles about the Tamiami Trail through the Florida Everglades, a B-17 World War II bomber that was converted into the world’s most successful gas station, and a tour guide of U.S. Highways 191 and 163 through some of Utah’s most spectacular vistas.

For more information, call (877) 285-5434. A subscription costs $15.95 for one year, $27.95 for two. The second issue is due in August.

Bellagio hotel offers dream wedding spot

Bellagio hotel is now offering Terrazza di Gogno or Terrace of Dreams. Las Vegas’ newest wedding location is an Italian terrace overlooking a faux Tuscan landscape and a Mediterranean-blue lake in which fountains perform aquatic ballet choreographed to music and lights.

The experience can be reserved by selecting any of Bellagio’s Wedding Chapel Packages ranging in price from $1,800 to $15,000.

Contact: (888) 464-4436; www.bellagio.com.