The three Chugach State Park projects that won legislative funding were chosen strategically and they survived the governor’s veto pen.
Outdoors
Details emerge about Haines canoe accident that left guiding clients critically hypothermic
The canoe’s seven passengers spent a substantial amount of time in the lake’s cold water as they swam to shore.
2 Tennessee hikers survived 8 days lost in the woods east of Fairbanks
We just seemed like we could not drink enough water,” Jonas Bare said. “We were so thirsty all the time.”
First climber born and raised in Petersburg summits Devils Thumb
To locals, the Thumb is as much a part of Petersburg as the rain and the smell of fish in summertime. That’s part of the reason 35-year-old Kyle Knight wanted to climb the mountain.
Sites announced for 7 new Tongass and Chugach recreation cabins
The first seven out of 25 new cabins are out for bid and will be constructed next summer.
2 swimmers cross Frederick Sound for the first time in living memory
Andrew Simmonds, age 61, is the first person in living memory to try to swim across the sound. Last summer he got close, but he didn’t quite make it.
Surfers in Turnagain Arm catch the country’s longest wave: ‘It’s trippy’
“We might only get two waves a day,” Pete Beachy says. “But we might be able to ride for four or six miles.”
Dunleavy nixes Alaska e-bike bill with rare veto as sponsor says she will seek override
It’s only the fourth policy bill vetoed by Dunleavy in his first five years as governor.
Skagway’s music festival has a special guest this year: a giant fiberglass potato.
A giant potato has been traveling around the country for 11 years, and is coming to Alaska for the first time this weekend, heading to Skagway in Southeast Alaska. The outsized tater may be a promotional scheme by the Idaho Potato Commission, but Skagway is embracing the weirdness and rolling out the red carpet. There is…
Yamaha will stop selling snowmachines in North America
The company said it aimed to grow its business through more environmentally friendly motors