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Join me again this year at the Alaska Visitor Industry Charity Walk!

Friday, May 1st starting at 6:00 PM

NEW STARTING & ENDING POINT: The Dena'ina Center at 600 7th Avenue!

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 ...

If you made a reservation for the Easter train, it's time to hop out of bed and make your way to the Alaska Railroad Depot for a 1/2 day of family friendly Easter fun. The Easter train is sold out this year, so you must have a reservation to get in.

This is a family day of rumbling down the track to Portage and back. The Easter bunny will be ...

Alaska has a sort of... reputation... there is a wildness, an extreme mindset. Oddly enough, most of us up here live an ordinary-ish life. We drop our children off at school, we go to work... and yet, we still have these opportunities to touch the crazy-side of Alaska. The wilderness surrounds Anchorage and winds its way through it in the form of salmon bearing streams, greenbelts and parks... these green zones ...

Tis the season... For the next few weeks, eggs are the name of the game. Anchorage Parks and Rec jumps right in there with everyone else and we all know that they can throw a heck of a good party so...

 On Saturday, April 4th, meet up other families in Anchorage at the Selkregg Chalet (located in Russian Jack Park) in East Anchorage. For a minimal $2 per person, join in with crafts, games and ...

The streets were packed with a trail of snow and the sidewalks crowded with dog mushing fans.

The Fur Rondy carnival was in full swing with a real blanket toss that all could participate in.

From the top of one of the rides, the carnival was laid out below with the "Sleeping Lady" (Mount Susitna) in the ...

The countdown has begun. The Iditarod will begin with a ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage on Saturday and then Sunday (the official time start) restart in Willow. This is an odd numbered year, which means they will follow the "Southern" route through the center of the state.

 The media mileage of the race has always been 1049 miles (for the 49th state), but the actual mileage of the Southern route is ...

Fur Rendez-vous, the "Rondy" is going strong and this weekend marked a popular new event called the running of the reindeer. Last year was the first year of this sprint race. This year everyone wanted to be in it. A friend of mine who ran the race said that the reindeer where much friskier this year. Her exact works were, "the reindeer took off like rockets and we were left ...

The Snowgoose Restaurant and Sleeping Lady Brewery is known mostly for its' beer and its' great downtown location. It also has a banquet room that is used well and often, currently for the Fur Rondy Melodrama, on the main level of the restaurant. It comes complete with stage and lights. But there is also a second, lesser known banquet space downstairs. It is a large u-shaped room, with the far arm of the "U" ...

It's time to start planning your Fur Rondy Schedule. There's no way you can do it all, so you will have to pick and chose the best events to attend. Here's MY must do wish-list for Friday the 27th.

The Great Train Show - If you have little ones, this is a no-brainer. The historic Alaska Railroad Building on 1st Avenue set ...

It's hard to sit at the computer at this time of year because there is SO much to DO! The Iron Dog (snow machine) race is done, the Yukon Quest (dog sled race) is still in progress, and FUR RONDY time is upon us.  We're gaining 5 plus minutes of light a day, over 35 minutes a week and it shows. Everyone has extra energy and needs an outlet. Fur ...