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Article: North Pole celebrates 50 years in style. (Alaska This Month).
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- Alaska Business Monthly
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- January 1, 2003
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The city of North Pole has seen the passing of another Christmas, with its bags of children's mail and photo sessions with Kris Kringle, but this month the celebration will not slow with the ebb of the holiday season. The famous home of Santa Claus is gearing up for a year of plans to celebrate the city's 50th anniversary of its incorporation.
On Jan. 16, at 6 p.m., there will be fireworks and a birthday cake for visitors and residents at the shopping mall to honor the city's half century of existence. Folkdore and even the city's appearance may suggest life in North Pole is anything but ordinary, but Mayor Jeff Jacobson said daily activities are not too ...