Saturday Dec 19 | Wasilla Real Estate News
Glenn Highway to the Matanuska Glacier
I took a trip up the Glenn Highway to look at a ten acre lot near the Matanuska Glacier.
Continued snowfall challenges drivers
Many Anchorage drivers headed for ditches today as blowing snow on the roads combined with regular ice, black ice, glazed spots and other hazards.
Saturday's Dryland Race kicks off dog racing season
Who says you need snow to race dogs? The Alaska Skijoring & Pulk Association second annual Dryland Race is Saturday at the Chena Lakes flood plain.
Glenn reopened after tanker rollover near Sutton
The Glenn Highway reopened to one lane of traffic late this afternoon following a single-vehicle accident in the morning that shut it down for about six hours, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Homer area mine played role in World War II
An abandoned mine shaft staring out from a cliff near the McDonald Spit across Kachemak Bay contains its own story about chromite; a time when America needed it and Alaska happened to have it.
Park upgrades, porta-potties coming
Taxes on overnight stays collected by the borough will pay for improvements at two popular parks on the east and west ends of the Mat-Su, and to put portable restrooms at a handful of frequent stopping spots that now offer only trees and bushes for cover.