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Alaska
- Bristol Bay and Aleutian Islands - Alaska
- Bush Alaska
- Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula - Alaska
- Fairbanks and Southeast Alaska
- Inside Passage - Alaska
Area Info
Alaska is one of the United States true cultural treasures. While Native culture, as a whole, may define much of Alaska's appearance, the state contains a broad mixture of cultures. In Anchorage, for example, the school district has found that its student body comes from homes that speak 83 languages.
Anchorage, the state's biggest city, has many Alaska influences but is also sometimes called Los Anchorage for its Lower 48-style architecture and mannerisms. Most residents of Alaska were born outside the state, and when they came to Alaska they brought their own traditions and desires.
There are European influences as well. Petersburg, in the Inside Passage, has a strong Scandinavian heritage. Cordova and Valdez bear names bestowed by a Spanish explorer; Cook Inlet is named for a British explorer; Russians left a legacy of the Orthodox Church in much of the state.
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News from The Anchorage Daily News
5 former Anchorage mayors back gay rights initiative
Feb 4, 2012 7:48 am
Five former Anchorage mayors on Friday endorsed an April ballot measure to extend legal protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents of the city.Click to Cont...
Air Force plans to transfer jets from Fairbanks to Anchorage
Feb 4, 2012 7:42 am
The Air Force says it plans to transfer to Anchorage all its F-16 fighter jets based at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, leading to fears that the base could…Click to Continue &ra...
Feb 4, 2012 7:12 am
The special teams that have generally served the Alaska Aces so well this season proved their downfall Friday night in a 2-1 ECHL road loss to the Las Vegas Wranglers.Click to Continue »
Judge orders redistricting board to redraw 4 districts
Feb 4, 2012 4:55 am
A state court judge has ordered the Alaska Redistricting Board to redraw three Fairbanks-area House districts and another in the Aleutian chain.Click to Continue »
Big-budget thriller planned for Alaska, producer says
Feb 4, 2012 3:17 am
A movie producer whose recent credits include "Immortals" and "The Fighter" says he plans to make his next major action-thriller this year in Alaska.Click to Continue »
Anchorage Alaska Headlines
Missing Anchorage Woman Case Being Treated As Possible Abduction
Feb 4, 2012 5:41 am
A young woman working as a barista in an Anchorage coffee stand has been missing since Wednesday night.
5 former Anchorage mayors back gay rights initiative
Feb 4, 2012 5:41 am
Five former Anchorage mayors on Friday endorsed an April ballot measure to extend legal protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents of the city.
Federal judge orders Anchorage hotel to recognize and bargain with union
Feb 4, 2012 3:32 am
The preliminary injunction granted today by Judge Timothy M. Burgess will remain in effect until the NLRB's administrative process is complete.
Moose-car collisions spike as storm blasts Southcentral
Feb 4, 2012 1:17 am
From 2005 to 2007, 11 grizzly bears in Anchorage were captured and fitted with radio collars that transmitted their locations.
Document: Eielson's F-16 squadron to be moved to Anchorage
Feb 3, 2012 8:07 pm
The Air Force plans to transfer all F-16 fighter aircraft from Eielson Air Force Base to its base in Anchorage, according to a document provided to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner today.
Feb 3, 2012 4:03 pm
Heather Wilson and her friends are known for going big when it comes to making costumes for the Ski for Women in Anchorage.
Retail boom slows but new stores still coming
Feb 3, 2012 11:53 am
Alaska has experienced a huge retail market boom in recent years as several national brands set up shop here for the first time.
Body of overdue snowmachiner found near Toksook Bay
Feb 3, 2012 7:34 am
Alaska State Troopers say they have found the body of a snowmachiner reported overdue in western Alaska.
Police seeking information about missing woman
Feb 3, 2012 3:29 am
Anchorage police are looking for a missing 18-year-old woman last seen at the Midtown coffee stand where she worked, police say.
Avalanche closes Alaska highways; another slide blocks Juneau road
Feb 3, 2012 2:29 am
Two major highways south of Anchorage were closed Thursday while crews devised a plan to remove snow and debris and use military-style cannons to bring down other potentially dangerous avalanches.
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