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Made in Alaska has a listing of 2006 events.

http://www.anchoragemarkets.com/CALENDAR2006.pdf

http://www.acousticadventures.com/fwff.html Sat. Feb. 11, 2006 - Fairbanks Winter Folk Fest at the Civic Center at Alaskaland/Pioneer Park. The festival will start in the early afternoon and continue into the evening. The annual Folk Fest Membership Meeting will place at 5:30 pm at the Civic Center,...

Anchorage Folk Festival January 19-29, 2006 - Each January, the Anchorage Folk Festival features performances by more than 120 acts from throughout Alaska and around the world. Singers, dancers, storytellers, and a variety of groups perform traditional and original material in styles ranging from f...

The 32nd Alaska Folk Festival is scheduled for April 3-9, 2006 in Juneau, Alaska. The Alaska Folk Festival is a unique event and can be compared more to a folk life festival then to the Folk Festivals that many of us have experienced. For the most part, no one gets paid. Performers on the main stage...

What is Roadfood? Great regional meals along highways, in small towns and in city neighborhoods. It is sleeves-up food made by cooks, bakers, pitmasters, and sandwich-makers who are America’s culinary folk artists. Roadfood is almost always informal and inexpensive; and the best Roadfood restaurant...

I remember some stories about the old mail boat in Prince William Sound out of Valdez - The Siren,maybe. I don't know about rides, however. And it would be a pretty long trip from the US... I know the State ferry is a 4 day trip, maybe 5 and expensive! You know, I saw the State Ferry in Bellingham W...

From wikipedia

From the Alaska Volcano Observatory

From Eddie's Blog

On a Wayfaring Map

Captain Cook of "mutiny on the Bounty" fame, came to Alaska in the late 18th century and, well, did what he did, which explored and renamed things. The good people at Captain Cook Society made a list of 46 place names which Capt Cook is associated. Much of the information uses the Dictionary of Alas...

From an Alaska Magazine article - "Man of a thousand names" Alaska, Oct 2003 by Johnson, Kaylene Geographer's dictionary is the final word on Alaska place names Donald Orth has a thing for names. Not of people, but of places-specifically those in Alaska. His fascination with the names of the state'...

Welcome to LitSite Alaska, a Web community promoting literacy, cultural diversity, and well-being throughout Alaska. A gathering place for families, communities and teachers, LitSite Alaska features narratives illustrating many cultural aspects of life in Alaska. As an on-line learning tool, LitSit...

2006 Race Schedule

1/14/06 – Valdez Sno-X
3/4/06 – Mayor's Cup 200 mile X-Country Race
3/18/06 – Valdez Sno-X
4/1/06 – Valdez Sno-X
4/14/06-4/16/06 Valdez Hill Climb and Hill-X

For more info:
http://www.valdezsnow.com

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Now I usually go fishing with a couple of friends, or at least with my best friend. However, this time, I was unable to get anyone to go fishing with me to the Deshka River in Southeast Alaska. That didn't bother me as much as the fact that I didn't own any weapons at the time and going into the bu...

http://powder.alaska.net/chugachfaq.html This was one of my first web pages... actually, my first. I made it in 1997 in the hopes that it would win some friends with the Heli Gods of Valdez. Tell me what you think? PS: I can't update the thing, or I would! to get all the fresh info goto http://www.a...

http://www.alaskagold.com/valdez/move.html There are a couple of links on this page to job searches and to apartment managers in Valdez. The link to the job bank is good. The State of Alaska makes it a great resource for finding jobs - meaning, it is easy for employers to post opening there. How muc...