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Though it feels like summer’s wrapping up in September, adventure season’s still in full swing in Valdez. 

Whether you have traveled on the Alaska Railroad before or even just snapped a photo of the train passing by, you can enter in the Catch The Train Photo Contest with the chance for your image to be included in the 2021-2022 calendar and even win GoldStar service tickets.

Baby dino, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.

For centuries, women have been treated as the “inferior” gender.

While states open back up, many businesses have not yet opened their offices.

“Journey of the Freckled Indian: a Tlingit Culture Story” is scheduled to be released this fall.

As summer has passed its halfway mark in Alaska, make Valdez your destination for a weekend getaway before the days get shorter.

To keep students engaged and prepared for college, the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program offers summer programs to Alaska middle and high school students.

Millennials and Gen Z members belong to two distinct generations, yet they are often treated as a single group.

I call it RV Pimento Cheese. I got it during an adventure-and-mishap-filled trip to New Orleans.

The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive may be closed for in-person visits currently, but the museum is offering multiple ways to experience exhibits virtually.

With extended school closures and summer fast approaching, many parents are struggling to find the time to balance working from home and keeping their kids entertained and engaged with STEM education.

Adults are often drawn toward meditation to ease daily stress and experience moments of peace.

Looking to travel somewhere adventurous this summer? There’s no place better than Valdez.

Chill out in Valdez amongst the beauty of the many nearby glaciers, which can be explored independently or on guided tours.

While many enjoy a nice leisurely day of fishing, in Alaska it is all about stocking the freezer for winter.

Prince William Sound is a world-class fishing destination, and Valdez is known for higher limits, especially on silvers.

Valdez, like many communities, was born out of the Alaska gold rush era.

Outdoor seating is one of the safest (and most scenic) ways to dine this summer.

Need some new titles to add to your summer reading list? Give these books a try.

If you Google how to accomplish work-life balance, you’ll discover hundreds of stories explaining how to achieve this elusive goal.

Food shortages, tedium and the desire to become more self-sufficient have ignited a major interest in home gardening across the world.

To encourage families with children to explore the outdoors together while social distancing, Alaska State Parks’ annual Kids to Parks Day on May 16 has gone virtual.

The earth has recently been given a much-needed break from excess pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and tainted water canals while we stay home to practice social distancing.

Adults are often drawn toward meditation to ease daily stress and experience moments of peace.

Alaskans are turning to the outdoors to retain a sense of normalcy in their lives during this time of unprecedented uncertainty.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center understands just how hard social distancing can be and wants to help.

Alaska CHAP, a network of frontline health care workers that serve over 170 rural Alaska villages, in conjunction with their Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium team, statewide partners, and Distance Learning Network have released a COVID-19 Continuing Education course.

Seniors are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and Salvation Army Alaska is aiming to help through its Older Alaskans Program.

We are all adjusting to the present situation.