When Americans walk into a multi-story building, they’d usually say they’re on the first floor. Not in the lobby of Alaska’s Capitol building.
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131-year-old fish plant, other Alaska sites to be considered for national historical places registry
Alaska’s longest-running fish plant facility, the Diamond NN Cannery, is among the nominations for the Alaska Historical Commission to consider passing on to the National Register of Historic Places.
The lure of John McPhee’s “Coming into the Country,” 40 years later
To readers 40 years later, John McPhee’s 1977 book about Alaska “Coming into the Country” is still relevant and still popular.
When the sky was the limit: Former state Sen. Sturgulewski recalls late-1970s Alaska
Arliss Sturgulewski is one of dozens of Alaskans who make an appearance in John McPhee’s 1977 book “Coming into the Country.” The former state senator recalls her time on the Capital Site Selection Committee.
Alaska’s Energy Desk celebrates ‘Coming into the Country’
In January 2017, Alaska’s Energy Desk celebrates the 40th anniversary of Coming into the Country, John McPhee’s book that shared Alaska with the world.