Kennecott is a historic mining town tucked away in a corner of the great Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Built to claim a truly huge and rich copper deposit in some of the wildest terrain of Alaska, much of this mining town remains in place.
Take time to visit Southeast Alaska and explore the many recreational opportunities available especially for independent travelers. We’re a jaded bunch here in Alaska and don’t always appreciate our surroundings. I often forget how overwhelming Southeast Alaska was to all of my senses stepping off the M/V Matanuska onto the Wrangell dock for the first [...]
Most Alaskans believe outside interests with little connection to the land should impose their own names on Alaska’s geographic features. People here will continue to know the mountain as Denali, which should be the only right course of action for Ohio’s Representatives.
Based on his experiences in Alaska and the circumpolar north reaching back to the early 1960′s, John Bockstoce has arranged many of his photographs into chronological themes that detail Alaska, the North Pacific, Canadian Arctic, and North Atlantic. Arctic Discoveries presents these photographic themes based on Bockstoce’s travels working as a historian and archaeologist in [...]
For over a hundred years, Skagway has served as the primary port access for the Yukon Territory. A small town at the northern reaches of Lynn Canal, Skagway attracts nearly a million visitors a year. They come to see the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, ride the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR), [...]
Alaska’s Copper River has been navigated for trade and used for subsistence proposes since before the advent of recorded history. The river currently provides a rich Sockeye Salmon resource for commercial, personal use and subsistence fishermen. It is popular with paddle sports enthusiasts, offering many kayak and rafting adventures.
Consider a trip to the McCarthy – Kennecott region for your next Alaskan vacation. Choosing Currant Ridge Cabins to provide your accommodations will only enhance what will be an amazing experience in the wilderness of Alaska.
In its heyday, Dyea proclaimed itself like many other towns yet to come as the largest city in Alaska. Stampeders crossed Chilkoot Pass with their ton of goods in the effort to strike it rich in the Klondike goldfields starting in 1898.
