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25 Fun Facts About Alaska

Alaska is a fascinating state, being the largest in the Union. It’s also a geographical phenomenon, being the country’s official north, east, and west ends. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, if ...
In the course of her job as a journalist, Naomi Klouda stashed notes on Alaska glaciers in a big folder. Over time, they took on a life of their own. The Homer writer says it was a slow and persistent ...
Originally published as: Facts about Alaska: the Alaska almanac. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001 ...
Yup'ik is the most commonly spoken Native language in Alaska, but Nikki Corbett couldn't find any Yup'ik books to teach her kids the language. She wanted to fix that. Corbett grew up in the majority ...