The city of Juneau is only 135 years old. It doesn\u2019t have many century-old traditions.<\/p>\n
One of them returns tonight.<\/p>\n
For the 100th time, the Governor\u2019s Mansion will host a holiday open house for any and all Alaska residents who attend. It\u2019s a chance to meet the governor and state commissioners, to see the people\u2019s house lit in glorious fashion, and to participate in one of Juneau\u2019s oldest events.<\/p>\n
The Governor\u2019s Mansion was built in 1912 and held its first open house in 1913, and it\u2019s held an open house every year since \u2014 with the exception of two years during World War II. By our accounting, that makes this open house the 100th.<\/p>\n
There should be something special for tonight\u2019s event, but we understand why there isn\u2019t \u2014 the state needs to save money, after all.<\/p>\n
Instead, we\u2019ll have to make do with just the ordinary extraordinary festivities. More than 25,000 cookies will be handed out with hundreds of pounds of fudge and gallons of hot apple cider.<\/p>\n
A special thanks goes to Breeze-In for supplying the cookies and to those who will be serving them tonight.<\/p>\n
Rain, snow or no, we\u2019re looking for thousands of you to attend. Bundle up, and wear bright clothing \u2014 it\u2019ll be dark as people line up along Calhoun Avenue between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
If you go, keep in mind that no matter how dark or damp conditions might be, you\u2019ll be standing in line with a century of Alaskans before you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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