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10 hrs ago | Syosset Jericho Tribune

Over 60...and Getting Younger

Alaska or Bust By Stanley Greenberg When I last left my readers, I was belly-up against the bar in The Red Dog Saloon.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

Skagway News

Yukon River Quest: Reporter's journal from Whitehorse to Dawson

Yukon River Quest Journal Eric Nelson and Bob Funk get splashed as Team 79 paddles through Five Finger Rapids.

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Anchorage Daily News

Ketchikan wants cruise ships to stay longer

BAD FOR BUSINESS: Longer stays may not be practical. The Associated Press Published: July 21st, 2008 12:21 AM Last Modified: July 21st, 2008 12:41 AM KETCHIKAN -- Ketchikan city officials are hoping to convince ...

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Related Topix: Ketchikan, AK, Juneau, AK

Capital City Weekly

'Celebrating 40 Fairs' in Haines, Alaska

Southeast Alaskans have had a State Fair close to home for forty years now. What better way to celebrate than attending what organizers hope will be the best fair yet? The 40th annual Southeast Alaska State ...

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Related Topix: Alaska, Haines, AK

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Skagway News

Favorite 4th of July photos

Tanner Hanson shows incredible concentration as he angles for the winning egg tossed from partner Mike Healy some 300 feet away to land unbroken in his cupped hands, as many around him are in total awe .

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Related Topix: Healy, AK

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Skagway News

Seen on the Wind: Two movies stars kissing on the Skagway runway and...

Ford, Flockhart Take Flight SEEN ON THE WIND: Movie star/pilot Harrison Ford does a pre-flight check of his plane before leaving town.

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Related Topix: Juneau, AK

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Harbor Light Newspaper

Local pilot flies his homemade plane to Juneau - the 'Zorro trip'

You cannot drive from Harbor Springs to Juneau, Alaska. In fact, you can't drive to Juneau, Alaska period.

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Related Topix: Haines, AK, Northern Michigan University, Harbor Springs, MI, Alaska

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

First new Grumman Goose in 63 years

ADN editors find the news from all over Alaska every morning so you don't have to.

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Related Topix: McGrath, AK, Barrow, AK, Saxman, AK

Sat Jul 12, 2008

TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Liarsville Gold Camp Show and Salmon Bake - Skagway, Alaska, United States

The photos in this album illustrate working in the recreated goldrush camp at "Liarsville" on the edge of town in Skagway.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Juneau Empire

Industry's copper claims questioned

An element of the Alaska Cruise Association's argument for relaxed wastewater discharge regulations is based on numbers an industry watchdog calls misleading.

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Related Topix: Juneau, AK, Sitka, AK, Haines, AK, Alaska

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Whitehorse Star

Ford proved a congenial visitor, tour guide says

Skagway's Buckwheat Donahue is good at keeping a secret and equally good at getting tongue-tied too.

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Related Topix: Harrison Ford, Drama, Comedy Movies, American Graffiti

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Juneau Empire

My turn: Support for road based on myths

There are myths and other aspects to the so-called Juneau Access Project. Myth 1) The name "Juneau access" is a misnomer.

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Related Topix: Ferry, AK, US Politics, US News, Don Young, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Farmed-salmon escapees threaten wild stock

ADN editors find the news from all over Alaska every morning so you don't have to.

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Related Topix: McGrath, AK, Barrow, AK, Saxman, AK, Blog News

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Skagway News

Fish this!: Preserving the fighting spirit

"I see a red door and I want it painted black. No colors anymore I want them to turn black." - Rolling Stones Somewhere under the bunched-up whitecaps pushing toward Skagway's shores, a fish has escaped an ...

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Skagway News

Tlingit Sign Feature: STC dedicates interpretive signs, gives Tlingit names to relatives

Lance Twitchell shares the significance of the sign outside the traditional council house with those gathered for the naming ceremony.

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Related Topix: Haines, AK

Anchorage Daily News

Therapist leaves his mark in Alaska events

SEETHALER: Military brought him north; outdoors keeps him here. Published: June 28th, 2008 11:04 PM Last Modified: June 28th, 2008 11:35 PM Name: Larry Seethaler Age: 65 Occupation/profession: I just sold my ...

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Related Topix: Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medicine, Alaska

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Community profile: Skagway

LOCATION: 90 miles northeast of Juneau at the northernmost end of Lynn Canal, at the head of Taiya Inlet, just west of the Canadian border at British Columbia.

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Related Topix: Juneau, AK

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Juneau Empire

Glacier bear shot in Skagway

Skagway residents are mourning the loss of a "spirit bear" that enthralled them since it was a cub.

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Related Topix: Haines, AK, Juneau, AK

The Seattle Times

A toast to Alaska's statehood, and some of her heroes

Gov. Mike Stepovich celebrates with legislators after the Senate approved the Alaska Statehood Act on June 30, 1958.

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Related Topix: Alaska Government, Alaska, Travel

Sat Jun 28, 2008

KTVF Fairbanks

Glacier Bear shot in Skagway

The shooting of a light-colored black bear in Skagway was probably legal despite a state regulation to protect it, according to state officials.

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Skagway, Alaska is located in Skagway Hoonah Angoon County. Zip codes in Skagway, AK include 99840.

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