Just got off the phone with Lars Larson, the manager at Knik River Lodge. It’s just 54 miles from downtown Anchorage (m-u-c-h closer to Palmer!) and offers a great venue …
12 Days of Crazy Holiday Travel Stories
Excellent stories! Everyone gets a calendar…keep those cards and letters coming. Hey–I’ll trade you your crazy holiday travel story for one of Marion Owen’s cool Kodiak calendars. Send it to …
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
A trip to the Yucatan Peninsula combines Alaskans’ quest for winter sunshine with a trip through history. Two of the major cities, Merida and Campeche, were founded in the 1540s. …
Traveling to Dutch Harbor? Things are changing
Dutch Harbor, 796 miles southwest of Anchorage, is off the road system. But to say it’s “remote” is only partially correct. For the past 21 years, Dutch Harbor is listed …
Part 2: The Great Talkeetna Bake-Off
There are several moving parts that make your pie-making weekend on the Mighty Alaska Railroad a memorable one. First and foremost is the hands-on instruction from your hosts at the …
