March 17th - Air Kraken Day!!!

What is Air Kraken Day?
Air Kraken Day was established in 2007 as a way to celebrate the 1903 Air Kraken attack (as seen above) on March 17th.  Many folks celebrate with squid food, flying squid kites, making squidy things, or by taking their pet squids for a walk.

Often times stories appear about people seeing Air Krakens or even battling Air Krakens.  Art of Air Krakens has slowly started to emerge.

Read about the Air Kraken in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Horror of the Heights (1913).

Read up on this day:

• http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/archives/769-Happy-Air-Kraken-Day.html
• http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/happy-air-kraken-day
• http://electricchildren.com/wordpress/?p=323
• http://daily-steampunk.com/steampunk-blog/2010/03/17/happy-air-kraken-day/
• http://blog.wingsofsteam.net/?p=325
• http://www.thesteampunkempire.com/forum/topics/air-kraken-day-approaches

Steampunk Empire

If you have taken a look around the blog you may have noticed the links to The Steampunk Empire.  The Steampunk Empire is a social networking site for steampunks.  That means you can socialize with other steampunks from all over the world.  You can see how their dressed, what they're making, learn about what they're reading and watching, etc.  It's kind of cool to have a place to visit, in your spare time, when we don't have a meeting (and that is steampunk).  It's also a great place to trade ideas on stuff.

Golden Days Theme Note

From the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce website:

"It's that time of year again, and the Chamber is beginning to plan for this year's Golden Days celebration, and would like you to be involved!  Submit a historically creative Golden Days theme for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Bruegger's Bagels to be applied towards a breakfast or lunch party for your business on us! 

Please submit your theme ideas by 5pm on Friday, February 25th by emailing GoldenDays@FairbanksChamber.org."

Submit your theme suggestions!!!!