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Flightseeing in Ketchikan
The first thing you’ll notice about Ketchikan is the sky, buzzing with sea planes. Dubbed the sea plane capital of Alaska, there are over...
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Chilled Delights: Embracing the Alaska Winter
As the last vestiges of fall slide into the icy grasp of winter, and the land of the midnight sun kisses much of the daylight goodbye...
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Caretakers of Ketchikan: Clan House Tours
There is a story told by Bear Clan of the Tlingit nation that says 300 years ago when people of the tribe climbed Deer Mountain and looked d
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Bear Man of Pack Creek
As the summer dawn broke over Pack Creek on Admiralty Island, Alaska, one could often see a white-haired man walking amongst the bears...
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Blazing Tails: Dog Sledding in Alaska
A musher and a pack of dogs pulling a sled across frozen tundra and through crystalized trails is a vision straight out of the novel Call...
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Top of the Mountain: Goldbelt Tram
The tram takes a 60 passenger cabin from the cruise ship dock up 1,800 ft to the top of Mount Roberts, offering incredible panoramic views o
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From Homeland to Hearth: The Story of Alaska Sausage and Seafood
In 1961, a man in Germany had a dream of seeing Alaska. Trained as a chef, he had his life neatly laid out before him with work in a...
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Rise & Shine: Inside Sweet Tides Bakery
You will smell Sweet Tides Bakery before you ever see it. Aromas of sugar, cinnamon and freshly baked bread draw customers in like a force f
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Taking Flight: A Young Woman’s Aviation Journey
One of Samatha Boland's earliest memories is sitting in the cockpit of a plane. “I think I was four and I remember sitting there and just fe
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Dancing Through Time
In the rhythm of life, two women, Cynthia Gibson and Kristine Wilcox, struck up a friendship in a local dance group. Meeting as kindred spir
Jun 26, 20242 min read

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