For Anne Winters, that moment happened in 1983 in Seldovia, where she was attending a Fourth of July celebration. She had arrived in Alaska 15 years earlier when her husband was stationed at Fort ...

The money comes from an agency known as the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides funding to ...

The Carnegie-Evans Public Library in Albia was recently the recipient of a gift. Julia Grant, the daughter of the late H.

These family-friendly hotels on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan boast fantastic waterfront locations. They're perfect for ...

Y, Alaska and D, Oregon ... Still, Seward County almost made the record book till the cooler heads of a railroad altered a one letter name to three. The federal land survey, beginning in 1854 ...

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Set for release on May 13 with Sutherland House Books, Canada’s Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway by Craig Baird finally gives this nation-shaping infrastructure project its due.

and railroad books and videos. Model train clinics and demonstrations were also featured, as well as a special “Making Trains Fun/Kids on Track” clinic. A highlight of the show were steam ...

The railroad said it would “make it right” after five tank cars of vinyl chloride were intentionally burned, sending up a huge black plume of smoke that spread more toxic chemicals over homes, schools ...

He would run out of the house, jump on his bike and pedal as fast as he could the two-and-a-half blocks down to the railroad tracks ... Mills loved books, and he authored and co-authored at ...

The most enjoyable way to get to Anchorage is by train on the Alaska Railroad, but you can take road transfers too. Stay in Anchorage a night, or two, depending on your flight arrival time.

Discover the best fall adventures within three hours of Anchorage, Alaska — from glacier cruises and Nordic spas to dog sledding and Northern Lights.