End of An Era: "Magic Bus" Airlifted Off The Stampede Trail After Locals Get Tired Of It All

McCandless' Bus Ends Up At University of Alaska Museum  At the end of the summer of 1992, some moose hunters near Denali National Park ...

Turn Out The Lights. The Party's Over. No DOT Maintenance On Denali & McCarthy Roads Starting October 1st

Four of Alaska's major highways are not maintained during the winter. On September 24th, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announce...

Grizzly In Wrangell-St. Elias Park Kills Ohio Hunter

Park's First Known Deadly Mauling Took Place In Cottonwood Creek Drainage On Tuesday, the National Park Service said that a 22-year old ...

What's Up With The Airlines? And What Can We Expect?

Anchorage International Car Rental Section. (Photo, Copper River Country Journal) Almost 6 million travelers arrived at Ted Stevens Internat...

2021 Iditarod: The Race Is On & Here Comes Pride In The Backstretch

 In 2020, Villages On The Trail Tried To Keep Mushers At Bay To Protect Themselves  The Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which celebrates an epidemic...

Rosa Osborne, Formerly Of Glennallen, Died August 15th, 2020 At Age 93

Rosa Osborne Ran A Doll Studio & Ceramics Shop Near Glennallen When Henry Osborne built his wife a home near Glennallen, he did somethin...

Chapel On The Hill: Now Down By The Riverside...

Chapel On The Hill: Now In The Middle Of Copper Center  The historic "Chapel On The Hill" has long been a pretty little place perc...

Navajo Nation Successfully Beats Back COVID-19 With Hard Work & Diligence

Not that long ago, the Navajo Nation, which covers parts of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, was enmired in despair and death. Large numbers of...

Yukon Leg Of 2021 Quest On The Canadian Side Is Cancelled Due To COVID-19

  Yukon Quest starting line in Fairbanks. (File Photo, Country Journal) The realities of COVID-19 have taken their toll on the Internat...

Karl Chmielowski, Originally Of Sourdough, Died August 19th, 2020 At Age Of 51

Karl Chmielowski. (Photo, Legacy) Karl Chmielowski, 51, died peacefully at home on Aug. 19, 2020, in Wasilla, Alaska, with his family....

Mary Ann "Chickadee" Martin Of Copper Center Passes Away September 4th, 2020

Bernie Martin's gravesite in Copper Center. (Photo, Find A Grave) Chickadee Martin of Copper Center died on September 4th, 2020.  She wa...

Local Woman, Jody Potts, Discloses Reason For Byron Mallott's Resignation

Jody Potts, a young woman who grew up in Eagle – and later, Copper Center – has suddenly emerged as a major character in a political mystery...

Glenda Ewan, 81 Year Old Matriarch Of Gulkana Village, Passes Away September 5th

Glenda Ewan. (File Photos, Country Journal)  (Gronia) Glenda Ewan Gronia Glenda Ewan of Gulkana Village died on September 5th,  2020 of natu...

Anchorage Crime Is Down This Year

Police Say Decrease Started Before Pandemic  (APD Graphic) Anchorage's crime rate  is dropping this year.  Cars were stolen at a rapid c...


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