Welcome North! ExploreNorth is the world's largest Web site that focusses on travel in, and the history of, Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and northern British Columbia. The site currently (February 2020) consists of over 46,000 files (approximately 7,300 pages) taking up 6.6 GB of space.

    The thousands of pages of information rely heavily on photography, both historic and current, to share our passion for this region.

    The site is constantly being worked on, and the community and highway guides that are an important part of the site for many of our readers are the sections currently being re-designed and re-written.

This Week's Features:

Finally, out with Lady Aurora for a bit
A friend and I finally got out for a bit of aurora borealis photography last night, for the first time this season.

Long-distance champions of Alaska
Biologist Kyle Joly wondered which animal travels farthest across the landscape in one year. In doing his research, he found a few Alaska creatures near the top of the list.

Reports from the Klondyke, 1897
A lengthy article from The Catholic Sentinel of September 19, 1897, relays stories from several ships trying to get men to the gold fields.

Yukon River steamboats, October 1898
An article about steamboats working the Yukon River at the close of the season, from The Examiner (San Francisco) of October 23, 1898.

Dick Giroux's Alaska Highway Truck Photos
Nine photos of trucks and the road, shot by Dick in 1955-1956.

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