Ten-part series from Tour of Anchorage champion Holly Brooks.
Published: March 8th, 2008 01:11 AM
Last Modified: March 8th, 2008 01:40 AM
POPULATION: 183 (2006)
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LOCATION: On the south bank of the Yukon River, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains, about 50 air miles east of Galena and 230 air miles west of Fairbanks.
DESCRIPTION: A traditional Athabascan community where about seven of every eight residents are wholly or partly Alaska Native and subsistence activities provide some food sources. The city, school (attended by about 45 students), Dineega Corp. and clinic are the largest employers. Ruby also has a number of small, family-operated businesses. Bureau of Land Management firefighting, construction work, Native handicrafts and trapping are part-time cash sources. Ruby is a checkpoint for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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