Loved this little roadside stop sign in the actual town of North Pole, Alaska! It’s located off Richardson Highway 14 miles south of Fairbanks.

SHAPIRO: And how does the North Pole factor into these illustrations? HALLORAN: Well, so, later - Thomas Nast eventually began to produce Christmas drawings every year because the public loved them.

According to The New York Times, we don’t know exactly why Nast chose the North Pole ... "Merry Old Santa Claus," perhaps Nast's most famous illustration of Santa, from the January 1, ...