Celebrate the holidays in Alaska, small-town style

The holidays are rife with traditions and celebrations from across the world, and many of them are represented in Alaska. The state is chock full of communities with festivities for friends and family to enjoy during the most wonderful time of the year. Julebukking, bird counting, frozen art and boats decked with lights are just a few ways our state celebrates.

Check out some of the biggest celebrations in some of Alaska’s smallest towns:

• Kodiak: Harbor Lights Festival

• North Pole: Christmas in Ice

• Petersburg: Julebukking

• Wrangell: Jolly Shopping

• Skagway: White Pass Santa Train

• Cordova: Christmas Bird Count

• Palmer: Colony Christmas

– Bri Kelly, The Alaska 100