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Fairbanks and Southeast Alaska
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Area Info
The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies just west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The majority of the panhandle's area is part of the Tongass National Forest, the U.S.'s largest national forest. In many places, the international border runs along the crest of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains.The Alaska Panhandle is the northern terminus of the Inside Passage a protected waterway of convoluted passages between islands and fjords, beginning in Puget Sound in Washington state. This was an important travel corridor for native canoeists, as well as gold-rush steam ships, and in modern times is an important route for ferries and cruise ships. The Panhandle has a land area of 91,008.18 km2 (35,138.46 square miles), comprised of four entire boroughs and three census areas, in addition to the part of Yakutat Borough lying east of 141° West longitude. Although it has only 6.14 percent of Alaska's land area, it is larger than the state of Maine, and almost as large as the state of Indiana. The 2000 census population of the Panhandle was 72,954 inhabitants, about 42 percent of whom were concentrated in the city of Juneau.
Articles
Local News from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via Yahoo! News
Mar 18, 2010 7:49 am
Chilkoot Trail program Anyone thinking about hiking the historic Chilkoot Trail somewhere down the road can find out everything they need to know about the hike during a presentation tonight at t...
Brooks Range route spurs interest in Wilderness Classic
Mar 18, 2010 7:49 am
The Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic is returning to the Brooks Range this year, and the move to a more northern route has spurred considerable interest in Alaskas longest, unsupported backc...
Mar 18, 2010 7:04 am
Letter to the Editor March 15, 2010 To the editor: If I was a thief, I wouldnt try robbing Starbucks. I could get killed.
Mar 18, 2010 7:04 am
Letter to the editor March 15, 2010 To the editor: Dont shoot, dont shout, dont drink, dont smoke. The devils to pay for an insensitive joke. Dont praise Jesus, dont heat with wood, do...
Looking back in Fairbanks - March 18
Mar 18, 2010 3:04 am
10 YEARS AGO March 18, 2000 The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of two former Fairbanks firefighters who sued the city in 1995 claiming they were forced to resign their jobs because o...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 18, 2010 1:34 am
Fairbanks Grizzlies general manager Ricky Bertz, second from right, announces his team's first nationally televised game on One World Sports Wednesday afternoon, March 17, 2010. The sports channel, a ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 18, 2010 1:19 am
Members of the native community gather outside the Westmark Hotel during the 10th Annual Tanana Chief's Conference Wednesday afternoon, March 17, 2010 to protest the conviction of the four young nativ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 18, 2010 1:19 am
Abner, front left, a three-legged yearling who leads Lynn Orbison's dog team, brings Orbison, (in basket), and passenger Penny Parker (not pictured) across the finish line during the Jeff Studdert Inv...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 18, 2010 1:19 am
Abner, a three-legged yearling who leads Lynn Orbison's dog team, rides in style in the cab of the dog truck as he waits to be harnessed before the race during the Jeff Studdert Invitational Passenger...
Gamble looks forward to Fairbanks move as UA president
Mar 17, 2010 11:42 pm
Pat and Ailese Gamble moved 23 times during his career in the Air Force as the fighter pilot worked his way up to the rank of four-star general. His introduction to Fairbanks was in 1996-97, wh...
Local News from KTVF Fairbanks via Yahoo! News
Legislator: Natural gas and cap-and-trade linked
Mar 18, 2010 3:20 am
Rep. Les Gara says a resolution passed by the state House on Wednesday could undercut efforts in Congress to secure a natural gas pipeline in Alaska.
Blast sends rock flying into neighborhood
Mar 18, 2010 12:22 am
A scheduled blast at a Ketchikan construction site sent rock flying into a neighborhood, punching holes in houses and shattering windows in homes and cars.
Hearing held on Sealaska lands bill
Mar 18, 2010 12:21 am
U.S. Rep. Don Young is defending a bill to give Sealaska Corp. its remaining lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
House passes nonbinding energy policy bill
Mar 18, 2010 12:21 am
The House unanimously passed legislation detailing Alaska's energy policy for years to come.
Bill defining governor's duty station advances
Mar 18, 2010 12:21 am
A measure making clear the governor's place is in Juneau has passed the Senate.
Kookesh apologizes to city of Craig
Mar 18, 2010 12:21 am
State Sen. Albert Kookesh has written a letter of apology to the city of Craig for comments he made at a January council meeting.
Arctic animals doing better, but not close to pole
Mar 18, 2010 12:21 am
A new report says the overall number of animals in the Arctic has increased over the past 40 years ago. But critters who live closest to the North Pole are...
Lawmakers to DEC: Exempt AK's small cheese makers
Mar 18, 2010 12:21 am
Lawmakers agree with Alaska's small dairy farmers and hobbyists who say new cheese regulations written by a state agency are too stringent.
Work on state capital budget under way
Mar 18, 2010 12:20 am
Senators have begun work on a capital spending plan.
Police charge man with rental scam
Mar 18, 2010 12:20 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.
