Packed with provisions, John W, Martin III floated down the Tanana and Yukon rivers with the aim of reaching China. He ended up in Russia’s Far East and is writing a book about his experiences.
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Dunleavy among new leaders to meet with Trump Thursday
Officials said Monday that Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and 12 other newly-elected governors and territorial governors will participate in a Washington, D.C., meeting.
Reactions from Utqiaġvik on a whaling quota rule change: ‘We don’t have to beg anymore’
“I had hoped to see that happen during my lifeterm,” said Eugene Brower, former president of the Barrow Whaling Captains Association of the rule change. “I’m happy that we don’t have to beg anymore.”
Don ‘Moose’ Young says farewell to George H.W. Bush
“Everybody’s (said to be) really a nice guy after they die,” Alaska’s Rep. Don Young said. “But he was a nice guy when he was alive.”
Icebreaker could lose out to border wall in budget dispute
If President Donald Trump gets the funding he wants for a border wall, it could mean Alaska’s congressional delegation would lose out on one of its top priorities: a polar icebreaker.
Murkowski all in for Hyde-Smith, despite ‘hanging’ remark
“One comment that was made at one gathering — I’m not going to let that be a determinant as to how I classify an individual,” Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said of Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.