The igloos are not actual made of ice but are an ... Tip: check out our guide to getting around Alaska here. There’s lots of good information about intrastate flights, the many highways and ...

Located in Cantwell, Alaska, Igloo City (not actually a city) is a fascinating and surreal roadside attraction that captures ...

2. (c) a layer of snow formed in a single drift Almost any snow will work for an experienced igloo builder in a pinch, but the best kind is a deep layer of packed snow from the same drift.

This buzzy History Nugget has been brought to you by the Fairbanks Igloos of the Pioneers of Alaska. You can learn more at pioneersofalaska.org.

“They were saying, ‘Some of these buildings are worth saving. We shouldn’t destroy all of this,’” said Joan Skilbred, former president of the Pioneers of Alaska Women’s Igloo No. 8.

Igloo' is an Inuit word for 'snow house', and 'Inuit' is the word that describes the people who live in the frozen lands of northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. The Inuit people are perhaps one ...