This Day in Alaska History-December 14th, 1989
This Day in Alaska History-March 11th
On March 11th, 1942, while performing zigzag patterns while under sail in an effort to avoid any torpedo launches from Japanese submarines thought to be in the area, the steamship Mount McKinley ran aground at Scotch Cap. Now beached, all travelers on the vessel were able to disembark unharmed. But, the vessel was stuck firmly. […]
This Day in Alaska History-February 26th, 1917
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The threat within an Alaska mountain
Mount Churchill stands in a white corner of the Alaska map, deceptive in its cold, windblown silence. At least twice in the last few thousand years, the peak’s ice-covered caldera has spewed ash that reached as far as Ireland and piled up to force northern animals out of the territory. The Alaska Highway and other […]