I went to Barrow in Summer,1999 with my family. When we went, there was a festival, something to do with Whale Hunting. The natives were very friendly and let all of us get involved. They had a trampoline made of animal skin held by a circle of people, and offered us all whale blubber, the only time I have ever had any. We ate at a Mexican Restaurant while there, which to this day is still the best Mexican food I have ever had. Some memorable sights were the whale skeletons around the town used as decorations, and the Northernmost Point in the U.S. sign. Watch out for polar bears!