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Working in Alaska
Lifetime Friendships: Why Seasonal Jobs Lead to Strong Personal Bonds
There’s nothing quite like traveling. The feeling of utter freedom to go wherever you want to is both empowering and scary at the same time.
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Outdoor Activities
Best Hiking Trails in Alaska
With 6 million acres of pristine wilderness in Denali National Park alone, Alaska’s landscapes are a feast for those who prize exploration. Soaring walls of rock, living glaciers, wildflower-splashed meadows, and stirring coastline are there to be witnessed for anyone with a solid pair of hiking shoes, a sturdy pack,...
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City Guides
The Best Summer Solstice Celebrations in the World
It doesn’t matter where you are the in the world – our heliocentric sense of time cycles us through seasons of darkness and short days, followed by those of rebirth and late twilights. As the sun reaches its highest point of the calendar year and seems to stands still on...
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Your Next Adventure Starts Here
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Outdoor Activities
The Coolest Adventure Races on the Planet
Something about Alaska’s rugged landscape and wide-open skies seems to invite exploration. Great journeys can begin anywhere in the world, but it should come as no surprise that a couple of the world’s coolest outdoor adventure races would take place amid the wild terrain of the New Frontier.
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Outdoor Activities
The Best Places in Alaska to See the Northern Lights
One of the prettiest sights to see has to be the aurora borealis with its swirls of green, blue, yellow, or pink shimmering and pulsating across the night sky. Caused by a reaction of ionized particles in the atmosphere near the Earth’s poles, the Northern Lights are typically visible in...
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History of Alaska
Great Migrations: How People Came to Live in Alaska
One question us Alaskans get asked often is, “People actually live in Alaska?” Yes! Not only do people live here, they love it here.
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Employee Experiences
Why I Like to Work Here: Joe Brannon- Rail Guide, Rail Services
Why do I keep coming back to work here?
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Employee Experiences
Job Story: Pat Cooley- Front Desk Manager, Juneau (Baranof) Hotel
Job Story: Pat Cooley- Front Desk Manager, Juneau (Baranof) Hotel
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Employee Experiences
Alaska Jobs: Day In The Life: Escorted Tour Operations, Tour Director
Escorted Tour Operations, Tour Director- Randy Shinn
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Employee Experiences
Why I Like to Work Here: Lucie Payment, Whitehorse Westmark Hotel
I know what my job is and what I have to do.
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Employee Experiences
Danielle Cox- Division Manager, Fairbanks Transportation
Job Story: Danielle Cox, Division Manager, Fairbanks Transportation
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Employee Experiences
Alaska Jobs: Day In The Life: Copper River Princess Lodge, Bartender
Cooper River Princess Lodge, Bartender- Shea Abramo