Austin “Cap” Lathrop, widely known as “Alaska’s first home-grown millionaire,” established his presence in the territory of Alaska when he purchased the steamship, L.J. Perry. He would use that vessel to transport goods to Alaska first, then, after the Gold Rush began, prospectors and the goods they needed. He made his home in Valdez and […]
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FAIRBANKS – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F on August 1, 2024. The caribou hunt is limited to federally qualified rural residents hunting on federal public lands only, including federal public lands accessible from the Steese and Taylor highways. The federal […]