Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his town can still be Valentines with its neighbours across the border in the Yukon.

thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken — the building of the Alaska Highway.

In the middle of March 1942, approximately one month ... along the route. Building north and south, each group would eventually meet up with other units. Construction of the Alaska Highway ...