Erin McKittrick let her 10-year-old son plan a family trip in Katmai National Park. The adventure was an exercise in decision making and childhood joy.
Gear Editor Bjorn Dihle recommends the Coleman Guide Series Dual-Fuel Stove as the best stove for friends and family.
Alaska Senior Editor Michelle Theall shares Alaskan portraits from her time traveling and meeting people around the state. For this photo Theall writes, “When you live in Utqiagvik at the edge of the world, you make your own fun. Three kids sit atop a roof to rest after a day of biking along the Arctic Ocean. In typical Inupiat villages, seal pelts hang off ATVs and meat dries on sawhorses in front of homes. Gas is $7.00 a gallon and a two-liter bottle of Coca-Cola will cost you $10. However, bike riding and climbing on a neighbor’s shed remain free for now.” If you live or work in Alaska, you know that life here is different: simultaneously slower, harder, and more adventurous than in the Lower 48. People are fiercely independent, yet friendly. Communities possess unique personalities, defined in large part by their denizens or tourist offerings. Climbing and mining…
A wild brown bear forced its way into the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage and killed a 16-year-old alpaca named Caesar.
By picking up hitchhikers on the Alaska Highway, Tom Walker has met the Archduke of Lithuania and a man with a namesake river.
During Russian colonization of Alaska, the country’s rule over Finland led to a community of Finns working and living in Alaska.
Klondike Kerrie, an Alaskan name for a child, the biggest celebrity in Alaska, and how to fit in with your neighbors after moving to Alaska.
In our small town of Gustavus, Alaska, USA (population approximately 550), “moose butchering day” has become a valuable annual school tradition.
Salmon caviar is all the rage because of its availability, healthy nutrients, and taste. Taste salmon roe at its best in this traditional Russian dish.
Alaska Natives have been harvesting salmon for thousands of years. Now that science is revealing more about how fish feel, should humans still eat them?
