Led by Danish pilot Vitus Bering, a Russian expedition charted Alaska in 1741. Alaskan Natives, of course, had been living here since before recorded history. Russian hunters would soon start a fur ...

On March 30, 1867, the territory of Alaska was officially purchased by the United States from Russia. Above, the Tsirku River winds through forest as seen in an aerial view near Haines, in ...

Located 500 miles away from the nearest state, there’s likely a lot you haven’t heard about Alaska. Here are 25 facts about the last frontier. 1. Dog mushing is the official state sport. 2. The state ...

It would be an easy fix if the trawl fleet were to blame for the declines in Western Alaska salmon. The numbers tell a different story.

A persistent trickle of misinformation about our region’s fisheries has recently become a flood. ADN carried the most recent example, an uninformed op-ed comparing many of Alaska’s world-renowned ...

00:01, Wed, Mar 30, 2016 Updated: 12:53, Tue, May 3, 2016 1. The purchase price worked out at about two cents an acre. 2. At the time the main business in Alaska was fur trading. Even now some ...

1992-1996 - Member of the Wasilla City Council. 1996-2002 -Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. 2002 - Loses bid to become lieutenant governor of Alaska. 2003-2004 - Serves on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation ...