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Sites of the Week
and Photos of the Week

Previous "Bests"

November 24, 2006

Site of the Week - Gravina Access
The official information about one of Alaska's very controversial bridge projects.

Photo of the Week - Sun Dogs
Minus 30 temperatures can bring beautiful phenomena with them in the North.

September 13, 2006

Site of the Week - Emporis Buildings
This very cool database has information about and photos of thousands of buildings in the North - submit yours!

Photo of the Week - Arctic Aerial
The eastern Canadian Arctic from 30,000 feet.

August 30, 2006

Site of the Week - Kodiak Alaska Military History
This large site provides an enormous amount of information, with hundreds of photos.

Photo of the Week - Alaska Highway, 1960s
The legendary Alcan the way it used to be.

July 5, 2006

Site of the Week - The Governor of Svalbard
This beautiful site is an excellent source of information about one of the northernmost land-areas in the world.

Photo of the Week - Alaska Steam
WP&YR's historic Baldwin steam locomotive, seen at Mile 34 heading south to Skagway.

June 8, 2006

Site of the Week - Alaska Tourist Questions
Terry Pyle has compiled a lengthy list of truly bizarre questions asked by visitors who haven't done any reading before heading north.

Photo of the Week - Humpback Whale
A close-up look at a bubble-netting whale at Hoonah.

May 2, 2006

Site of the Week - Adventure Ecology
Mission 1 takes the team across "The Top of the World" - across the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Canada via the North Pole, to increase awareness of global climate changes.

Photo of the Week - Alcan Caribou
Caribou running alongside the Alaska Highway.

April 18, 2006

Site of the Week - Mosquito Repellent Comparison
It's that time of year again - The American Academy of Family Physicians show you how to protect yourself.

Photo of the Week - Spring in northern British Columbia
A Spring snowmobile tour through the Coastal Mountains in British Columbia, a few miles west of the Haines Highway north of Haines, Alaska.

March 25, 2006

Site of the Week - Alaska Volcanoes
Extensive information and hundreds of photos of 130 major volcanic areas across the state.

Photo of the Week - Winter at a Truck Stop
A cold, quiet morning at Tok, Alaska.

February 2, 2006

Site of the Week - Yukon Arts & Events Calendar
The best of its type I've seen, with events and shows of all types across the territory listed.

Photo of the Week - Akernerpaq, Greenland
Vincent Lowe's new Greenland album has renewed my resolve to see the region in person.


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