Alaska's panhandle is strange. Well, all panhandles are a little; but theirs is particularly odd given the territorial ...

Juanita Shaw of Edwardsville has visited 43 of the U.S. states, including Alaska, and has also traveled to Canada on her ...

Our northern neighbors sing about the "True North, strong and free" on Canada Day. Here's why—and when Canada became a ...

An upcoming book chronicles the physical, mental, and emotional challenges — and victories — of a most unorthodox courtship.

As commutes go, the Alaska Highway is a long one: It covers a solid 1,387 miles from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, then ...

Epic summer adventure? Try splashing in all five Great Lakes in one day. Here are three routes you can try, including a ...

The Hanford Reach National Monument, a 196,000-acre landscape along the Columbia River, was established in 2000 to preserve rare wildlife habitat, cultural heritage sites, and remnants of the ...

The planned West Susitna Access Project, a 78.5-mile industrial-use road, may be the first Alaska project to qualify for ...

Travel columnist Scott McMurren offers alternatives for a short trip, a weeklong stay and a longer journey through the state.

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has submitted an application for a U.S. Corps of Engineers Section 474 permit for the West Susitna Access Project, a proposed industrial road ...

Calving glaciers, towering, horsetail waterfalls, and breathtaking natural wonders await at this remote fjord in Alaska—no ...