Synopses & Reviews
The Alaska Almanac is an indispensable reference for those who are traveling to the north or those who already know and love it but want to impress others with their encyclopedic knowledge of Alaska's fascinating past and present. Updated each year, this affordable, best-selling guide offers accurate, timely facts on geography, history, economy, employment, recreation, trophy records, climate, and people of the state with the most ests everlargest lake, tallest mountain, longest coastline, biggest cabbage, most acreage in national parks and more. It also features Alaska's funniest man, Mr. Whitekeys, who manages to find some of the more bizarre facts about the state for us.
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""Absolutely everything is covered in the book, from Native people to natural history to geography regions to oil and gas production.""
—Dee Longenbaugh, ObservatoryBooks.com, Sitka Sentinel
An indispensable reference for those who love the northern state....a joy to read. ---Statesman Journal
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""The guide is a handy reference for travelers, researchers, and other people in all walks of life."" --- Alaska Journal of Commerce.
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If your vacation points to the North Star, tuck this paperback into your flight bag.
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Ferries (See also Boating, Cruises)
The Alaska Marine Highway System, within the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, provides year-round scheduled ferry service for passengers and vehicles to communities in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska and seasonal service in Southwestern Alaska. Twice-monthly sailings in the summer connect the Southeast ferry system with Southcentral, and regularly scheduled service is available between the Southcentral system and Kodiak, of the Southwestern system.
Synopsis
Since 1976, those looking for facts about Alaska turn to Alaska's best known and trusted fact book, The Alaska Alamanc. Updated bi-annually, this affordable, best-selling guide is filled with accurate, timely facts on geography, history, ecomony, employment, recreation, climate, and peoples of this large and diverse state.
Synopsis
The Alaska Almanac is an indispensable reference for those who are traveling to the north or those who already know and love it but want to impress others with their encyclopedic knowledge of Alaska's fascinating past and present.
About the Author
Nancy Gates has gathered information and compiled the updates for the Alaska Almanac for the past nine years fromher home office in the state.