This Day in Alaska History-November 11th, 1919
This Day in Alaska History-July 31st, 1869
Almost a year and a half after the purchase of Alaska from Russia, the man responsible for Alaska becoming a part of the United States, former Secretary of State William H. Seward under President Lincoln and Johnson, visited the results of what he considered his greatest achievement. Seward stepped off of the steam ship “Active” […]
This Day in Alaskan History-April 13th, 1913
Coast Guard crews suspend search for woman who went overboard from a cruise ship in Lynn Canal
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended their search for a 40-year-old female passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship in Lynn Canal Tuesday morning. Coast Guard rescue crews conducted over nine hours of air and surface searches, which covered 68 square nautical miles. “Despite our best efforts to locate the individual, it […]