The Valley Mover bus is running special routes between Anchorage and the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, leaving the Anchorage Museum at various times starting at 10:15 a.m. and stopping at Northway Mall on the way, returning from the fairgrounds at 6:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. Monday-Friday, and heading out from the Anchorage Museum at 3 p.m., returning from the fairgrounds at 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of the fair on Labor Day, Sept. 6.
The cost is $10 round trip, with children under 10 riding for free with paying adult.
The new commuter service, started by Big Lake residents Mokie and Roberta Tew in March, normally picks up at Fred Meyer and the Shell station at Hyer Road before heading to the Anchorage Museum and back Monday-Friday between 5:15 a.m. and 8:55 p.m.
The service offers a monthly pass for $100 and daily rates as well.
For more information and detailed pick-up times, visit www.valleymover.org or call 892-8800.
Anchorage Daily News