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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...
Jun 27, 20243 min read


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...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


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...
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Sister Act
Sisters Renia Kukowski and Cathy Drum grew up in Indian Valley Meats. Some of their most memorable family pictures are of Cathy wrapping mea
Jun 26, 20242 min read


A Sweet Success: The Delicious World of Alaska Wild Berry
When Dawee Lor was six, her parents handed her a copy of the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. In 1964, author Roald Dahl wrote this
Jun 26, 20243 min read


Glide Through The Snow with Cross-Country Skiing
A form of Nordic skiing developed thousands of years ago by Scandinavians, who used boards and poles to help them traverse the winter snow.
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Tough Tushes: Fat Tire Biking
If biking on ice sounds like fun, then fat tire biking may be your new favorite winter sport. Picture a mountain bike, but outfitted with...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Celestial Magic
Dancing waves of green, blue and red streak across the clear night sky, urging viewers to gasp in wonder at this celestial display. To...
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Winter Festivals
Ice carvers from all over the world descend upon Fairbanks along with their chainsaws and hand crafted tools, and turn 1000 pound blocks...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Cool Resorts: Winter Accommodations
Both Anchorage and Fairbanks boast an abundance of hotels for every budget and every dream. You will find everything from major hotel cha...
Jun 26, 20243 min read


The Open Road
There is nothing quite like traveling the open road. Maybe it’s something in the DNA of Americans, but we love our cars
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Drive Alaska Itinerary #5, Beaches & Bears
Fly by air to Kodiak Island. Both Alaska Air and Raven air have daily, direct flights to the island. Known as the “emerald isle”, Kodiak...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Drive Alaska Itinerary #4, Fishing Fantasies
Anchorage to Soldotna is 148 miles, though depending on summer traffic it could take three to four hours. Head south on Seward Highway...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Drive Alaska Itinerary #3, Moose & Museums
Leaving Anchorage drive south on Highway 1, traveling to Turn Again Arm. There are plenty of pull outs to stop and take pictures of the...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Driving Itinerary #1, Denali Dreams
This trip will take you up the Parks Highway #3 to Denali National Park and Preserve. Along the way, you will pass through the communitie...
Mar 15, 20243 min read


Iditarod Dog Sled Race
In January of 1925, a diphtheria outbreak threatened to wipe out the town of Nome, population 1,500. The life-saving serum on hand had ex...
Jan 26, 20242 min read

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