Newspapers from 1918 describe devastated hotel industry, tell readers to ‘keep your hands clean and keep them out of your mouth.’
History
‘Into the Wild’ bus finds home at Fairbanks Museum
The ‘Into the Wild’ bus where Christopher McCandless died will likely find a home at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Museum of the North.
Sitka’s Baranov statue will come down, but it’s not going far
For more than 30 years, a bronze statue of Russian colonial administrator Alexander Baranov has stood in front of one of Sitka’s most prominent government buildings. But not for much longer.
The abandoned building in Seward where the first Alaska flag flew will come down
The Jesse Lee Home, which has been abandoned since being damaged in the 1964 earthquake, has long been a source of contention in Seward.
With pushback from both sides, Wasilla High School looks to re-work warrior logo
On one side are those who say that the warrior logo is a proud tradition for alumni, while on the other are those who say any Native American logo is problematic.
Colorado mining company agrees to multi-million dollar clean up plan for Tongass uranium mine
The federal government commissioned aerial surveys in the 1950s to find uranium deposits throughout Alaska to fuel the nation’s atomic reactors and build nuclear weapons.