Tag: history
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For an abridged version of our summer cruise, we’ve put together short slideshows. They feature music composed by Jack the Skipper, photos by the First…
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In 1897 Skagway was a town of several hundred that in the space of a year saw 10,000 people arrive. Then they left. Today it’s…
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The Hoonah Tlingit have taken a bold approach to cultural tourism that may be a wave of the future. Inside Passage cruise ship tourism is…
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*****The last frontier of the hunter gatherers Use of tools is one thing that sets people apart from the other animals that share the planet.…
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Alaskans love their flag and with good reason. It shows world class elegance in design and comes with a good story. The flag was…
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What should I see parked near the Mendentall Glacier but an ancient Ford pickup with New York plates and the names of small hometown…
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The term ice age usually brings to mind a situation continental in scale, and a period millions of years long that ended at the…
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Independent booksellers of the coast: We salute you! A tribute is in order. If urban North America is starting to recognize their contributions to…
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Inspired by fisherman and author Jon Upton, I want to tell you about the cannery we visited near Port Edwards, British Columbia, just south…