Table of Contents
Introduction
The best of Alaska 6
The Last Frontier 21
The Fragile Wilderness 25
An Independent People 31
A Trapper's Life 35
History & features
Decisive dates 38
Beginnings 43
The Making of Modern Alaska 50
Economy and Ecology 61
Visiting Alaska's Natives 65
Life in Winter 69
Alaskan Wildlife 75
Surviving in the Wilderness 81
Public-Use Cabins 87
Cruising and Touring 89
Big Ships vs Small Ships 94
Alaska From the Air 96
Places
Introduction 105
Touring the Southeast Panhandle 109
Ketchikan 113
Getting Around By Ferry 117
Misty Fiords National Monument 118
National Forests 123
Wrangell 124
Petersburg 129
Sitka 132
Juneau 137
Juneau's Trails 140
Glacier Bay National Park 144
Haines 148
Skagway 152
The Great Klondike Gold Rush 158
Yakutat 160
Southcentral Alaska 165
Anchorage 169
Chugach State Park 182
State Parks 185
Prince William Sound 186
Wrangell-St Elias National Park 192
Kenai Peninsula 199
Matanuska-Susitna Valley 211
The Interior 223
Denali National Park and Preserve 227
The Alcan 238
Fairbanks 241
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics 254
Beyond Fairbanks 257
Yukon Villages 265
The Far North 269
The Arctic 273
The Dalton Highway 283
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 284
Gates of the Arctic 290
Cape Krusenstern 294
Native Art and Artifacts 298
Nome and the Seward Peninsula 300
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 306
The Southwest 311
Kodiak 315
Wildlife Refuges 321
A Serengeti of the North 322
Lake Clark National Park 324
Katmai National Park 330
McNeil River State Game Sanctuary 335
Mixing Bears and People 339
Remote Communities and Wildlands 340
Travel tips
Transportation
Getting There 348
Getting Around 349
A-Z
Accomodations 352
Admission Charges 352
Age Restrictions 352
Budgeting for Your Trip 352
Children 353
Climate 353
Customs Regulations 354
Embassies and Consulates 354
Emergencies 354
Etiquette 355
Food and Drink 355
Health and Medical Care 355
Internet 355
LGBTQ Travelers 355
Lost Property 355
Maps 355
Media 356
Money 356
Opening Hours 356
Postal Services 356
Public Holidays 356
Religious Services 356
Shopping 356
Smoking 357
Tax 357
Telephones 357
Toilets 357
Tour Operators 358
Tourist Information 358
Travelers with Disabilities 358
Visas and Passports 358
Further Reading
Fiction 359
Travel and Exploration 359
History and Politics 359
Maps
Alaska 106
Southeast Alaska: the Panhandle 108
Ketchikan 115
Wrangell 125
Petersburg 130
Sitka 133
Juneau 138
Haines 149
Skagway 153
Southcentral and interior Alaska 164
Downtown Anchorage 170
Around Anchorage 174
Kenai Peninsula 200
Matanuska-Susitna Valley/Palmer 212
Denali National Park and Preserve 228
Fairbanks 244
The Far North 268
Southwest Alaska 310
Kodiak 316