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Alaska Dock Dogs: Come on down for a fun, once a year event and watch dogs of all breeds jumping their little hearts out into a 40 foot long, 4 foot deep pool of water. There are prizes involved, which should motivate the owners and the crowd. The dogs are just in it for fun! They are offering training on site, but it IS $10 a dive. There is no ...

Who say's there's no such thing as a free lunch? Here in Anchorage, through August 24, the Port of Anchorage is conducting free tours, every half an hour, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Port is undergoing a huge expansion project. It is a well used year-round port that brings in about 5 million tons of goods through Anchorage each year. There is a one hour bus tour that ...

Some people don't have time for ordinary pursuits. Many of these heat seeking crazies end up in Alaska. It is a land of superlatives after all, so if you must have the tallest (McKinley, tallest Mountain in North America), the most (lakes over 20 acres in size), the biggest (parks/wilderness/untouched land) then this is the place to come. Alaskans are very close to our frontier past. Just one generation ago, ...

More than 7000 had planned to start their day with The Heart Run here in Anchorage. It is the biggest foot race in Alaska. Unfortunately, yesterday was also the biggest snow day of the year. After spending the week biking and hiking on the bare trails in 50 (F) plus degree weather, Mother Nature faked us all out. The race will hopefully be rescheduled.

We have close to 2 feet of ...

It's time again for Alyeska Resort's (in Girdwood, Alaska, 60 minutes South of Downtown Anchorage) annual Spring Carnival and Slush Cup. This event has been going on for years and is always a highlight.

The Slush Cup starts at 4:00 PM on Saturday. Honestly, who WOULDN'T want to go watch skiers and boarders zoom down the mountain, in clever costumes, gaining as much speed as possible so that they can ...

Join me at the Alaska Visitor Industry Charity Walk!

Friday, May 2th starting at 5:30 PM

Anchorage, Alaska on the Park Strip (9th & M)

This early season 5K "race" is not just good for you... it's good for Alaska too. All of the money raised goes to Alaskan charities. If you are inclined to gather a team together, and you raise a minimum of $500, your team can designate the non-profit charity ...

There are all kinds of conservative events going on in Anchorage right now, from ballet to opera, and from local theatre to "Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy" at the Performing Arts Center. You can get a cultural boost by going to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a performance and visual art celebration or attend a lecture on animal behavior to learn to train you dog. BUT, if none of this ...

If you are looking for something to do in Anchorage tonight, I've got just the thing. How about the "Ring of Fire Mead Tasting?" It's at 6:00 PM at Café Amsterdam (530 East Benson Blvd.). There is no cover charge, but there is a cost for tasting the goods and dinner too, of course. Mead is a honey-wine. This event will showcase the goods from the "first Alaskan Meadery." If ...

When one mentions the Iditarod, the first thing that people think of is the famous dog race from Anchorage to Nome. Another race might come to mind for those who read the sports pages… the Irondog race, a snow machine race, along the same route (there and back). Not many people picture (much) the less publicized, all human-powered race that takes place each year, The Iditarod Trail Invitational. There is ...

Here comes another one of Anchorage's yearly events. Up in the Great Land, everyone seems to have a garage full of "big boy and girl toys," like ATV's, snow machines, piles of fishing gear and more. The Great Alaska Sportsman Show is where we go to research the next great thing, or dream of upgrades, or indoctrinate our children into life in the Last Frontier… with gear.

This four day event ...