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Government Hill Commons: Sprouting a Community
Years ago, Steve Gerlek and his son drove past an empty two-acre lot in the Government Hill neighborhood in Anchorage. The lot had been cleared by the state to make room for the Knik...
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Juneau Voices Highlights Untold Area Stories
Ryan Conarro, left, and Lillian Petershoare, right, with storyteller Rosa Miller in downtown Juneau. Courtesy Juneau Voices. Most visitors to Juneau probably only scratch the surface of the area’s deep and diverse history. The...
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Road trip to Eagle
Take a road trip to Eagle to see historic items, like these two engines that were used to power one of interior Alaska’s first radio stations. Courtesy Craig McCaa, BLM. Drive the...
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Alaska Puzzle Book
An Alaska Puzzle Book for children by Jen Funk Weber. Heading on a long Alaskan road trip with kids? Keep them entertained and immersed in all things Last Frontier with The Puzzler’s...
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Serpentine Hot Springs
Serpentine Hot Springs. Photo courtesy Ken Hill, NPS. Visit what is likely one of the first hot springs in North America used by humans. Archaeologists think Serpentine Hot Springs were likely discovered...
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When the roads are open, visit Hyder, Alaska
The road on the way to visit Hyder, Alaska. Photo courtesy Tjipke de Vries. When the U.S.-Canada border closed to all but essential traffic in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of...
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Nome National Forest
Nome National Forest pops up on the ice outside Nome each year. NWS photo. A small forest of evergreen trees and exotic animals brightens the otherwise stark landscape outside of Nome each winter. Oddly,...
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Indemnis, Alaska startup, makes drone flight safer
Indemnis is an Alaska-based company that developed technology for a drone parachute. Drones, like any other flying machine, operate with a risk that something could go awry and cause a crash. There didn’t used...