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Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 24—An avalanche estimated to be 400 feet wide has closed the Seward Highway near its intersection with the Sterling Highway ...

PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS — On our sixth day of skiing across Alaska's nose, six of us slid along a contour of the Kigluaik Mountains on the Seward Peninsula. The breeze nibbling our cheeks was taking ...