Golf Communities
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.
Articles
Staying Safe in a Scary World
Many of today's seniors enjoyed an era where they weren't overly concerned about locking their doors and windows. They were even farther away from a time where they had to exercise genuine caution when talking on the phone or reading their email. Even the Read more...
News from The Anchorage Daily News
Conoco Phillips names new president for Alaska operations
Mar 19, 2010 1:58 pm
Conoco Phillips said today that Trond-Erik Johansen will become president of its Alaska operations as of April 1. He will replace Jim Bowles, who died in an avalanche while snowmachining on the Kenai ...
In Alaska, perspective changes everything
Mar 19, 2010 4:27 am
Daily News photographer Bob Hallinen, who covered the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, captured this image while returning to Anchorage from Nome on a K2 Aviation Cessna 185 piloted by Warren Woods.
Anchorage Alaska Headlines
Man charged in scam of Fort Rich soldier
Mar 18, 2010 10:35 am
A 45-year-old Anchorage man has been charged with scamming a Fort Richardson soldier just back from Afghanistan by renting out a home he did not own.
United Way assesses Anchorage community with report card
Mar 18, 2010 1:08 am
It's a portrait of what Anchorage life is like. United Way's Community Assessment Project includes everything from the city's arrest rate to the number of parks in town.
Mackey begins final Iditarod leg with two-hour lead
Mar 17, 2010 12:54 am
Mackey left the White Mountain checkpoint at 4:43 a.m. following a mandatory eight-hour layover.
Mar 16, 2010 8:17 am
A new crime lab project is "beyond shovel ready." So says project manager Matt Tanaka, who with labor union and other interests Monday urged the Senate Finance Committee to advance legislati...
Woman shoots, wounds ex-boyfriend
Mar 16, 2010 3:46 am
The woman told police that 31-year-old Tommy Robert Thomas at 12:14 a.m. Monday entered her home on East 73rd Avenue acting aggressively.
Alaska Recommendations Needed - Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, Seward
Mar 15, 2010 7:35 pm
We'll be in Alaska for almost two weeks prior to a cruise out of Seward. Flying into Fairbanks and spending time there, in Denali, Anchorage, and Seward.
King chases Mackey out of Unalakleet
Mar 14, 2010 7:30 pm
Updated 11:01 a.m. 3/14/10 a Click here for current Iditarod standings a Live tracking of Iditarod mushers ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Defending champion Lance Mackey is on the move out of Unalakleet, and Jef...
Anchorage Assembly member questions insurance payment to former mayor's family
Mar 14, 2010 9:45 am
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A member of the Anchorage Assembly wants to know if the city insurance payment to the family of late Mayor George Sullivan is legal.
Alaska lawmakers meet with NOAA chief to discuss endangered status for whales
Mar 14, 2010 5:36 am
If there's one thing Alaska's congressional delegation can agree on, it's a distrust of the Endangered Species Act and a belief it could ruin the state's economy.
Climbers descend after 12 days in cave
Mar 14, 2010 1:28 am
MCKINLEY: Weather, low fuel aborts attempt at first winter summit by woman. Published: March 13th, 2010 01:24 AM Last Modified: March 13th, 2010 01:24 AM After living for 12 days in a snow cave not mu...
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MISSING CHILD 11 Year Old Rabang Phillips
Mar 17, 2010 1:54 am
Anchorage Police are looking for missing 11 year old Rabang Phillips. Phillips was sent to Anchorage from his mothers house in Chicago last summer to visit his father, Derrick Craig, aka Jahbangjah Kh...
Mar 16, 2010 11:24 pm
Lanc Mackey has won the last great race for the fourth consecutive time. He finished the race at 2:59 and 51 Seconds on March 16th, 2010. This means his total time was 8 Days, 23 Hours, 59 Minutes and...
Local News from The Alaska Star via Yahoo! News
Natural gas tax may be pivotal issue in closing weeks of legislative session
Mar 18, 2010 9:17 pm
An effort to make a structural change in the state's oil and gas production tax law is gathering momentum in the state Senate and could become a pivotal issue as the 2010 legislative session enters it...
Eagle River couple goes green for a good cause
Mar 18, 2010 9:17 pm
St. Patrick's Day may be on most people's minds this week, but for one Eagle River couple it was St. Baldrick's Day that the month of March is all about.
Bennett remembered for his flying skills
Mar 18, 2010 9:17 pm
Jeff Bennett knew the air. The former Chugiak resident spent four decades flying hang gliding, paragliding and then, for the last 10 years, piloting an experimental light-sport aircraft.
Local News from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via Yahoo! News
Celebrate spring in the Goldsteam Valley
Mar 19, 2010 7:56 pm
FAIRBANKS - The Goldstream Valley Lions Club is hosting its annual spring fling Saturday at the Ken Kunkle Community Center off Goldstream Road. The annual event begins at 10 a.m. and features sled...
Blue Loon hosts Black & White party
Mar 19, 2010 7:55 pm
FAIRBANKS - The vernal (spring) equinox arrives Saturday, and The Blue Loon welcomes the time when Fairbanks experiences equal parts night and day with the annual Black and White party. Do you pre...
How much should state spend to get 'cheap' fuel?
Mar 19, 2010 6:25 pm
The state Legislature should appropriate money immediately to start building either a large-scale pipeline to Valdez or a bullet line from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula, according ...
Anchorage man shoots neighbor's Chihuahua
Mar 19, 2010 5:52 pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Police say an Anchorage man shot and killed his neighbor's 10-year-old Chihuahua this week, escalating a long-standing dispute over roaming dogs. The 74-year-old has been cha...
Interior mushers revel in Iditarods ending
Mar 19, 2010 8:22 am
NOME Thursday was a day of meetings at the Iditarod finish line. Mothers and met their sons, a husband met his wife and musher met musher in a race down Front Street. First from the Interior un...
Dan Kaduce of Fairbanks named Iditarod Rookie of the Year
Mar 19, 2010 8:22 am
NOME After six 1,000-mile races, Dan Kaduce wasnt a rookie heading into his first Iditarod, regardless of what the official scoresheet might say. The 40-year-old Kaduce, who has competed in fiv...
North Pole council picks Jacobsons replacement
Mar 19, 2010 8:11 am
FAIRBANKS The North Pole City Council selected civil servant Ron Jones to fill a vacancy, city officials confirmed Thursday following a special meeting. Jones is a 14-year resident of North Pol...
Analyst says Alaska could need income tax
Mar 19, 2010 8:10 am
JUNEAU Alaskas maturation since statehood has failed to carry with it true economic diversification, a longtime analyst told representatives last week. As a result, the state should bank on dec...
Mar 19, 2010 7:56 am
While the GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race is a little different this year, most of the same names keep popping up when you talk about the favorites in the Granddaddy of spring ...
Open North American race rookies rise to the challenge
Mar 19, 2010 7:56 am
Theres a trio of rookies in this years GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race and they all have different stories to tell as to why they chose this year to run what many call the fast...
