Photographer Will H. Leigh followed Klondike gold prospectors, documenting their travels, the landscape, everyday life and ...

Alaska's gold rush hit its peak in 1941, with mines pulling in $24 million yearly. Then came the war. On October 8, 1942, President Roosevelt's War Production Board dropped a bomb on Alaska's economy ...

Nov. 19, 1942 - Work started on the Whittier Tunnel. It took a year to tunnel all the way through. The tunnel is named after ...

How hefty? You can expect to shell out at least $300 or more per person for most of these excursions. Even though shore ...

Here’s everything you should see and do in Skagway to make it a memorable stop on your Alaska cruise itinerary.

A town in Yukon, Canada, provides the perfect balance of wilderness without overwhelming crowds with a tour that takes you to ...

In the heart of Ketchikan, where eagles soar and salmon run, there’s a culinary plot twist waiting inside the historic Gilmore Building – Annabelle’s Famous Keg & Chowder House serves a chicken ...

The Chilkat Valley surrounding Haines is home to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, where thousands of bald eagles gather each fall in what might be the greatest free wildlife show on earth.

Today, there isn’t much left of the town, but there are still a few old buildings, like a diner, a café, a motel, and a gas ...

Museums are where stories stand still long enough for us to step inside. Across the United States, every state holds a ...

First published in 1979, the most recent edition covers the present-day political, economic and cultural challenges.

Getting older doesn’t mean slowing down, it means traveling smarter, savoring longer, and seeing the world with deeper ...