After a lifetime in Alaska, I moved to California. I was surprised by the ways my lifestyle changed in the 'lower 48.'

I was born and raised in Alaska, and then moved to Sacramento, California. My mental health improved and I feel like I can ...

An Alaskan Village Confronts Its Changing Climate: Rebuild or Relocate?

The warming climate threatens 144 native Alaskan villages, according to a 2019 report to the Denali Commission, a federal ...

Famous abandoned towns in the U.S. tourists can actually visit

Abandoned towns or ghost towns are powerful reminders of America’s frontier past, mining booms, industrial failures, and ...
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In the boatyard: Alaskan Gypsy

Audrey Cotter and Scott Dickerson’s home isn’t like most people’s. They bought a three-mast sailboat in Ketchikan earlier ...
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Wrangell vice mayor and other resident plead guilty to illegal elk hunt

Wrangell’s Vice Mayor David Powell was fined last month after pleading guilty to negligently possessing and transporting an ...
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This Small Town In Alaska Is So Affordable, Retirees Say Social Security Is Enough

Welcome to Kenai, Alaska, where retirees have discovered the secret to making their Social Security checks work harder than a salmon swimming upstream.