North to Alaska
Alaska is America’s most prized wonderland. Its remoteness and small population
have helped to protect and sustain much of the state’s natural elements which today’s visitors find to be its most appealing aspect. Three-quarters of Alaska’s visitors arrive by ship, primarily on cruise tours which visit ports along the Inside
Passage. This is only a small corner of the state and those who venture out to
other areas most frequently travel to Anchorage, Denali National Park and
Fairbanks.
Alaska is divided into five geographic tourist regions, each offering a distinctive history, heritage, topography and experience. Far North region: Alaska’s largest
region shoulders the Arctic Circle from the Bering Sea to Canada’s Yukon Territories.
Barrow is the northernmost settlement in America and the sun never sets here from May 10 through Aug. 2. It is primarily an Inupiat Eskimo community and has the opportunity for visitors to observe the natives’ summer whale camp and the
pulling of blowhead whales onto beaches. Tour options include summertime polar bear and snowy owl watching and touring Prudhoe Bay, home of the largest North American oil field and head of the Trans-Alaska pipeline.
Kotzebue is the largest and oldest Inupiat village. The Museum of the Arctic highlights its native cultures and offers the opportunity to meet with locals. The Kotzebue Senior Center welcomes visitors to its potlatches, musicals and dance celebrations. Nome is the region’s largest city and the ending site of the annual
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Summer visitors explore the area’s 300 miles of
tundra and the Seward Peninsula to see wildflowers, moose, reindeer, caribou,
birds and seals.
The Interior: This is Alaska’s heartland.It has North America’s tallestpeaks, expansive tundra, forests teeming with wildlife, summer’s midnight sun and winter’s northern lights. The region is home to the Athabascan Indians and where pioneer gold miners, and fur trappers found their riches.
Fairbanks is the region’s main city and the launch point for Interior, Arctic and Far North explorations. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is a must visit site for its exhibits of all Alaska’s regions, wildlife and Native cultures. There are tours of gold mines and gold dredges. The nearby town of North Pole receives letters for Santa Claus each year.
By Elana Anderson
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