Alaska Magazine

Alaska magazine was created in 1935 in Ketchikan, Alaska, by Emery Fridolf Tobin (1895-1977) and J. Ray Roady (1907-1997). Tobin was known for opposing Alaska's statehood, which is interesting since he was connected to the Democratic party and both he and Roady were State Representatives when Alaska became a state in 1959.

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Alaska Magazine | The War on Mud

1 week ago | alaskamagazine.com | Tim Lydon

Visit Anchorage’s Port of Alaska in summer and you might notice a barge-like boat slowly plying the waters of upper Cook Inlet. Colored red and white, reminiscent of a candy cane, it has a boxy cabin on one end and a tugboat lashed alongside it. Beefy red arms angle out over the water from its open deck.
The Scientist and the Bear Man

1 week ago | alaskamagazine.com | Bjorn Dihle

In 1907, Annie Montague Alexander, a naturalist, paleontologist and world traveler, was camped with a team of scientists on Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska. She was trying to make good on her dream of collecting specimens to create a museum of natural history on the west coast of America. Having witnessed the depletion and extinction of wildlife in the Lower 48, Alexander saw the museum as a way to help preserve the country’s natural history. C.
April Happenings: Gunsight Mountain Hawk Watch

1 week ago | alaskamagazine.com | Tim Lydon

Looking for a new April adventure? Consider heading up toward Tahneta Pass on the Glenn Highway to join this year’s annual Gunsight Mountain hawk watch. The main event is April 19-20 and features talks by pro birders, hawk counts, and a potluck barbecue. Last year, says Mr. Whitekeys of Anchorage Audubon, observers counted over 250 raptors in one day, although thousands of hawks transit the area each spring. “This is a spectacular event,” says Whitekeys.
Alaska Magazine | Alaska 2.0

Oct 17, 2024 | alaskamagazine.com | Authentic Alaska |Tim Lydon

How a historic influx of federal dollars is remaking Alaska. Above: Wind farm atop Pillar Mountain in Kodiak. Photo by Michelle Theall, wilddepartures.comFederal funding has long been crucial to Alaska’s economy, even before statehood. From the Alcan to the pipeline to our airports and beyond, it props up Alaska’s transportation and energy sectors, providing the infrastructure necessary to move people, fish, oil, and minerals.
Alaska's Indigenous Peoples Day

Oct 14, 2024 | alaskamagazine.com | Tim Lydon

Above: Totem pole at Saxman Village Totem Park in Ketchikan. Photo by Gary BembridgeAlaska is one of only a handful of states that celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day on the federal Columbus Day holiday. The state holiday was first created by annual proclamations in 2015 and 2016 by then Governor Bill Walker. In 2017, the Alaska legislature made the holiday permanent, and Walker signed the law while attending Utqiaġvik’s annual Nalukataq whaling festival.
Alaska Magazine | Raven

Oct 7, 2024 | alaskamagazine.com | Tim Lydon

The making of an avalanche rescue dog. Above: Raven and Hutch riding the chair lift together last winter at Alyeska Resort. Photo courtesy Ryan HutchinsRaven, a one-year-old black lab, lies on the floor of the ski patrol office at Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood, 35 miles southeast of Anchorage along Turnagain Arm. She gnaws on a chew toy shaped like a head of broccoli, which she keeps pinned beneath her oversized paws.
Historical Sites Across the State Succumb to Climate Change.

Oct 4, 2024 | alaskamagazine.com | Sonny Williams

Above: The Ascension Church of Our Lord Chapel at Karluk on Kodiak Island. Photo by Tommy’s DogClimate change is impacting cultural sites across Alaska. From Denali to the Bering Sea coast and down to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, melting snowfields, eroding coastlines, and increasingly severe floods are unearthing artifacts faster than they can be preserved. Climate change also shows up as a stressor in Preservation Alaska’s annual list of at-risk historical sites.
Happenings Around Alaska This October

Sep 30, 2024 | alaskamagazine.com | Tim Lydon

Above: A large mother bear emerges through the fog and tall grasses toward the camera at Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. Photo by Michelle TheallFAT BEAR WEEK OCTOBER 2 – 10, ONLINE The National Park Service calls this popular online event “an annual celebration of success.” Held over seven days, people vote on which bear to crown as the year’s chunkiest bruin. Park rangers lead the tournament-style bracket, which this year also includes interactive exercises for kids and classrooms.
The First Alaska News Barons

Sep 27, 2024 | alaskamagazine.com | Authentic Alaska |Julia Duin

A colorful history of Alaska’s newspaper industry Above: Bob Atwood, publisher of the Anchorage Times: Courtesy of the Atwood FoundationAlaska has a legacy of bigger-than-life media personalities who ruled the presses like old-fashioned newspaper barons.
Names on the Land

Sep 25, 2024 | alaskamagazine.com | Tim Lydon

SHUYAK Alutiiq Elders believe that Shuyak Island, seventh largest in the Kodiak archipelago, gets its name from the word suu’aq, meaning “rising out of the water.” Learn more about Shuyak’s native plants and wildlife in Sarah Reynolds Westing’s story in this issue’s Rambles section. (Source: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository)BLUEBERRYSeptember brings the end of blueberry season across much of Alaska.