Eagle River, Anchorage
Aerial view, searching northeasterly, of Eagle River and the encircling area.
The river of Eagle River itself can be apparent afterward a ambagious aisle to the south of the settlement.
Eagle River is a association aural the Municipality of Anchorage anchored on the Eagle River for which it is named, amid Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Chugach State Park in the Chugach Mountains.
If Eagle River were not allotment of the Municipality of Anchorage, it would be classified as one of the 5 better metros/cities in Alaska.
The name Eagle River was aboriginal appear in 1939 by the U.S.
The Eagle River/Chugiak breadth was acclimatized by homesteaders and prospered on agronomical activities.
The Eagle River column appointment was accustomed in 1961.
In animosity of some bounded opposition, both Chugiak and Eagle River became took in to the Municipality of Anchorage, if the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Breadth Borough were unified in 1975.
Upper Eagle River valley, with Hiland Alley neighborhoods in the larboard beginning and the Chugach Mountains in the background.
Neighborhoods forth the Glenn Highway and Old Glenn Highway aisle are akin or sloping, ascent appear the Chugach Mountains east of the Old Glenn Highway.
The butt of the association lies forth the coulee of the Eagle River; some neighborhoods congenital in the backward 20th aeon and aboriginal 21st aeon abreast the Briggs Bridge are congenital actual abutting to the basal of the canyon.
Neighborhoods forth the arctic portions of Eagle River, added Hiland Alley and Eagle River Alley east of the ambit breadth the alley leaves the breadth band and descends into the canyon, mainly abide of homes congenital beyond the mountain peaksides.
Eagle River's boilerplate temperatures in January ambit from 6 to 20 degrees; in summer, temperatures ambit from 50 to 70.
Springtime is about referred to as "break up" in the breadth and added north, apropos to the breaking up of the ice on rivers and lakes.
Climate abstracts for Eagle River, Alaska The 2000 demography begin a citizenry of 22,236 in Eagle River and an added 8,000 in the settlements northeast of Eagle River: Chugiak, Birchwood, Peters Creek, Thunderbird Falls and Eklutna. About 30,000 humans reside in the Eagle River and Chugiak areas, on both abandon of the Glenn Highway.
Many cadre from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (and aforetime from their predecessors, Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base) reside in Eagle River, and abounding of the area's noncombatant association extraly drive to jobs in the "Anchorage bowl".
Eagle River is the arcade core amid Anchorage, Palmer, and Wasilla.
Annual association contest cover the Highland Games at the end of June and a Fourth of July celebration, both captivated at Lion's Park, and the Bear Paw Festival which is in July and is acclaimed all over Eagle River.
Now every year starting in 2017, on April 8th, Eagle River Rotary does a Nerf Royale hosted at the alfresco fields of the Mac Center.
Eagle River has abundant public, biased and allotment academy programs accessible for K-12 grades.
Eagle River High Academy is the added High Academy in the arena amid Southwest of the town.
The boondocks is benumbed such that almost bisected of its association go to Eagle River High School, while the added bisected attends Chugiak High School.
The University of Alaska Anchorage has a branch, amid adjoining to the average Glenn Highway interchange, which provides classes in the area.
A bike aisle runs alongside the Glenn Highway from Anchorage accomplished Eagle River and to Chugiak.
Cross-country skiing trails are accessible forth Birchwood Alley abreast Chugiak High Academy and afresh trails accept been put in about Eagle River High School.
Chugiak Adolescence Sports Association (CYSA) is a bounded non-profit alignment that offers recreational aggregation action opportunities to the adolescence of Chugiak and Eagle River including soccer, basketball, volleyball and banderole football.
Eagle River Soccer Club (ERSC) provides pre-competitive soccer (U9 and U10) and recreational adolescence and advanced leagues.
Chugiak Soccer Club (CSC) provides aggressive soccer for U11-U19 soccer players.
The 1996 Arctic Winter Games were captivated in Chugiak and Eagle River.
The Alaska Star, endemic by Morris Communications, is the bi-weekly confined Eagle River, Chugiak, Eklutna, Peters Creek and Birchwood.
"Residents allege out on Eagle River's break from Anchorage study".
Community Information Summaries: "Eagle River-Chugiak." Alaska Association Database Online, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
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