Southeast Alaska’s picturesque peaks and larger-than-life characters have made their way into stories for centuries. Don Stuart’s latest novel “Secret Places” is one of the latest to try to capture ...

A trapper fresh out of the Cosna River country in Interior Alaska said he can’t believe how many martens he had caught in a ...

“I’m really happy to be out here,” Carl Tape says as he stands on a pyramid of dry gravel, 20 feet high. “I’ve been thinking about this earthquake for 10 years.” Tape, a seismologist at the University ...

It’s been a long and unusually cold winter in Alaska, and more than a few of us are ready for warmth. Unfortunately, for the vast majority of Alaskans, tropical treks aren’t an option, leaving limited ...

Introduction -- Tundra plains and mammoth game -- From a bridge to islands : the Alutiiq region -- A wealth of spruce and snow : Athabascan country -- The icy coasts : Bering Strait and the Arctic ...