NUIQSUT, Alaska (AP) Though the weather outside was frightful, schoolchildren in the northern Alaska Inupiat community of Nuiqsut were so delighted for a visit by Santa that they braved wind chills .
The Alaska National Guard flew Santa and Mrs. Claus, plus a ton of presents, into the remote Alaskan village of Nuiqsut to give everyone a Merry Christmas.
Though the weather outside was frightful, schoolchildren in the northern Alaska Inupiat community of Nuiqsut were so delighted for a visit by Santa that they braved wind chills of 25 degrees below zero just to see him land on a snow-covered airstrip.
Santa Claus ditched his sleigh in favor of one of the Alaska National Guard’s Black Hawk helicopters as part of the Guard’s “Operation Santa” events where they transport the holiday favorite to rural Alaska communities.
NUIQSUT, Alaska (AP) Though the weather outside was frightful, schoolchildren in the northern Alaska Inupiat community of Nuiqsut were so delighted for a visit by Santa that they braved wind chills of 25 degrees below zero just to see him land on a snow-covered airstrip.