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04/19/21 11:22 AM
Alaska State Troopers increasing patrols for 4/20
Alaska State Troopers are increasing patrols on Tuesday because of 4/20, a national day of marijuana celebration that's steeped in pop culture.

04/19/21 05:00 AM
Glacier Bay’s Alsek River predicted to shift course due to climate change
The Alsek River originates in the Yukon Territory and flows hundreds of miles south before emptying into the Pacific Ocean at Glacier Bay National Park. Near the end of its journey, the river widens into Alsek Lake. It’s currently separated…

04/19/21 05:00 AM
Murkowski helps with summer meal legislation
The Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent switch to remote learning, exacerbated the challenges that food insecure students face when schools are closed. The Summer Meals Act would improve the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program, which provides low-income…

04/18/21 05:00 AM
History reclaimed from the tundra: Retired aviator uses his know-how to rebuild a WWII-era tail gun turret
Aviation in the Far North turned into Halvarson’s lifetime career. Then, five years ago, the tail gun turret from that crashed bomber ended up in his basement workshop.

04/16/21 07:27 PM
An Alaskan gets a federal nomination, mining for minerals, and flying on bio-fuel
Five things in Alaska politics that you need to know this week.

04/16/21 07:17 PM
Alaska lawmaker introduces bill to prohibit mandatory vaccines
The bill states that “unless authorized by federal law,” an employer may not require an employee or job applicant to undergo or show proof of a Covid vaccine “as a condition of employment.”

04/16/21 10:06 AM
Extreme fires transform Alaska's boreal forest
More aspen and birch are coming in – that can slow fires and their climate impact

04/15/21 06:49 PM
At Alaska Industrial Hardware stores, a vaccine mandate goes into place
The decision came from AIH's parent company, Bering Straits Native Corporation, in part because of the toll Covid is taking on Native communities.

04/15/21 01:44 PM
Rep. Don Young backs bill for Puerto Rico statehood
The dean of the House says it's time for a 51st state.

04/15/21 05:00 AM
Report: North Pole air worsened in 2020
The air pollution monitor in Fairbanks on A Street in Hamilton Acres also showed an increase in particulate pollution last year compared with 2019, according to the report published Tuesday by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

04/14/21 05:00 PM
Experts say Sophie Sergie could have been killed by one of millions of guns
Weapons experts testified for both the defense and the prosecution in a teleconferenced hearing.

04/14/21 05:00 AM
Governor considers lawsuit over cruise ship shutdown
Dunleavy told chamber members that Alaska is considering a relief package for hospitality businesses that have experienced economic losses and hardship from the shutdown.

04/14/21 05:00 AM
Murkowski calls for ‘full fleet’ of Coast Guard icebreakers
The senator’s provisions, which are in the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, would establish a position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arctic Affairs or other high-level post. Murkowski is a long-time advocate of establishing an Arctic ambassador to guide U.S.…

The Vacation Country TRAVEL GUIDE is your best resource for current travel information on Alaska, Western Canada and the Northwest U.S. Our coverage of Alaska's six regions, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana features location editorial and history, scenic images, highway and regional maps, Alaska Ferry schedules, hotel and motel lodging, RV locations and complete information on travel services.

TRAVEL GUIDE covers the entire length of the Alaska Highway, from "Mile 0" in Dawson Creek, BC through the Yukon to Whitehorse and on into Alaska's Interior and the Far North. An invaluable resource for traveling the North, Travel Guide provides engaging travel information on major urban centers, unique out-of-the-way places, National Parks and the paradise of fjords and glaciers of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, with special fishing and wildlife viewing adventure editorial about Valdez, Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island and Katmai.

Stretching from Prudhoe Bay on the Beaufort Sea and Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska to the Ice Roads of the Northwest Territories, through Western Canada to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks in Montana and the beautiful Oregon and Washington coasts, Travel Guide is an excellent, exciting vacation planning guide that is the only one of its kind with such extensive coverage in one publication.