Set against the backdrop of spellbinding winter scenes and lively summer exploits, Anchorage is a gem distinct from other U.S ...

Traveling around Alaska after Labor Day can mean playing hide-and-seek with the weather, in addition to dealing with earlier ...

“It’s a Dall sheep!” the train tour guide exclaims as we swoop past a jagged cliffside dotted with fuzzy white creatures impressively balanced on their rocky perch. It's the second time we've been ...

This small town on Prince William Sound is the perfect alternative to busier Alaskan ports and has remarkable scenery, ...

The Alaska Railroad was completed three decades before Alaska became a state. It stretches from Seward to Fairbanks, the northernmost passenger train station in North America. With its glass dome and ...

The Alaska State Fair and Alaska Railroad will once again collaborate for the Alaska State Fair Train in 2025. The train will run the final weekend of the fair, Aug. 29-31. Two round trips will be ...

The Alaska Railroad is getting ready to mark 100 years since the completion of its 470-mile mainline with winter service and a new travel package. On July 15, 1923, President Warren G. Harding drove ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Florence Murray lives in Rochester and took a cruise to Alaska. I grew up always thinking of Alaska, our 49th state, as the land of ice and snow, Eskimos, igloos and polar bears rather ...