… Athabascan peoples are diverse across Alaska, and beadwork and sewing styles vary by region, family, and the materials we use. Interior Athabascan beadwork is often known for bold florals … 20 years later. Like many Athabascan and Alaska Native people, I learned to bead and sew from family and mentors: my mom, my grandmas, my aunties. I also learned through programs like Johnson … at graduations. Beaded caps, stoles, earrings, and accessories help students honor their family and culture as they step into a new chapter. On an ordinary day, putting on a pair of …
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… warmth and generosity. Start your journey on an exciting tour owned and operated by a Tlingit family—the Allen family, owners of Allen Marine Tours and its sister company, True Alaskan Tours. Spanning three generations and over five decades of offering tours in Southeast Alaska, the Allen family graciously shares their backyard (and perhaps even more importantly, their culture) with …
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… was a transplant from the Lower 48. At first I talked mostly about the place to friends and family down south because we live in a National Geographic moment every day. Soon my wife and I … friends with neighbors who were going through the same thing. They quickly became our new family. There is a whole different sense of community up here, and I have made lifelong … list of favorite outdoor places in Juneau , made unforgettable by sharing them with my Juneau family. Dan Moller Trail Visit Juneau in the spring or summer and you can't help but be impressed …
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… bags) and a Yurt that sleeps 2, give you some unique choices along with premium tent sites. Family friendly, and a dog park for the furry family members. We have a laundry facility, bathhouse, a gas station with great food, places for the kids to play along with a pavilion for group events. Enjoy your friends and family around the firepit as you absorb the Alaska mountains, volcanos, and the ever-changing …
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… bags) and a Yurt that sleeps 2, give you some unique choices along with premium tent sites. Family friendly, and a dog park for the furry family members. We have a laundry facility, bathhouse, a gas station with great food, places for the kids to play along with a pavilion for group events. Enjoy your friends and family around the firepit as you absorb the Alaska mountains, volcanos, and the ever-changing …
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… quest for gold started at an early age. The girls spent their summers gold panning at their family’s business, Gold Dredge #8, where they helped teach tourists the art of panning. When the … international show on National Geographic titled Goldfathers. The show focused on the Reeves family as they spent the summer prospecting for gold. By the end of summer, they had successfully … back to town but not before making a stop at the nostalgic Chatanika Lodge . Growing up, my family would dine on burgers and fries at the Chatanika Lodge and play pool and arcade games. I …
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… Flower - and other flowers in Alaska Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis alpestris, Boraginaceae/Borage Family) Cheerful, charming, and the truest of blues, the Alpine forget-me-not is known for its … turns to cotton, summer will soon be forgotten.” Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis, Leguminosae/Pea Family) The lupine flower is prevalent in the Interior , Southcentral , and Southeast regions of … woodlands, and in moist fields. Monkshood (Aconitum delphinifolium, Ranuculaceae/Buttercup Family) All parts of this flower are poisonous, with its genus Aconitum Latin for “poisonous …
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… no recollection of living anywhere but Alaska. The majority of his childhood was spent in the family’s dog kennel just off of Exit Glacier Road in Seward. Today, Dallas homesteads and … dining, dog mushing , and many other recreational activities. Most of my time is spent with my family — human and canine — but there’s always time for other kinds of fun and these are some of my favorite things to do when I am back at my hometown. Family-friendly hiking I like to take my daughter out to Tonsina Point on the Caines Head trail ; …
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… holds a Bachelor of Arts in rural development from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her family has extensive experience in tourism starting with her father as a charter boat operator … accompanying the 1964 Good Friday earthquake. My mother is from Afognak and she and her family were raised in Port Lions after the tsunami. Port Lions has a small village charm. One of … job taking care of our trails. Discover Kodiak even has a challenge that you and your whole family can sign up for call the Adjust your Altitude Challenge. You can sign up right at the …
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… families and other groups. The first floor has a full kitchen, a dining table that seats 8, family room with entertainment center, HD flat screen satellite TV, leather recliner furniture … internet access. The first floor has a full kitchen, breakfast bar, and dining table. The big family room has leather-recliner furniture, a log entertainment center, HD flat screen satellite … for larger families and parties of fisherman. The first floor has a full kitchen, dining area, family room with HD flat screen satellite TV and computer desk with Wi-Fi; full bath with …
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