At the time of contact, they were the most numerous of the Alaska Native groups. Communities stretched from Prince William Sound on the north Pacific Coast to St. Lawrence Island in the central ...

St. Elias, and Kayak Island the next day ... In the 1830s, explorers traveled through the Yukon and explored Alaska's polar coast as far as Point Barrow. By the mid-eighteenth century, several ...

Day 2: September 1 — Southeast Alaska’s Islands, Bays and Fjords: Today, nature is our guide as we set forth to view wildlife with the flexibility to take advantage of weather conditions. We may stop ...

we sailed past the southern coast of Pleasant Island. From a distance, it looked like any other island in Southeast Alaska, a tree-lined silhouette holding its secrets close to its chest.

More than 20 years ago, when the Tlingit residents of Hoonah in coastal Alaska decided to build a ... now based on Chichagof Island, about 35 miles west of Juneau. Community leaders considered ...

Embark on an awe-inspiring 8-day expedition into the remarkable wonders of Southeast Alaska.Aboard the 100-guest National Geographic Quest, you’ll sail through fast-moving channels where whales return ...

Travelling in Alaska — the US’s final frontier — can feel like jumping through a wormhole. Time here is marked not by the ...

Russian warplanes were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday, marking the latest incident involving Russian military activity being ...

Outside of some passing light snow showers, Western Alaska will retain fairly quiet weather for the next few days as well.

A series of moderate to strong earthquakes hit Alaska's western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas ... that struck about 60 miles off the coast of Ferndale, in Humboldt County.