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Alaska __ A great resource including Alaska history, culture, statistics, famous people, and good links. - illustrated - From Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108178.html

Alaska Beyond Your Dreams. Within Your Reach __ A great place to plan your Alaska vacation. "Alaska speaks to you like no other place can! The people, the places, the beauty- its like nothing on earth. Incredible fjords, breath-taking ocean coasts, rushing rivers, green temperate rain forests, majestic mountain peaks, glorious glaciers, abundant wildlife and beautiful people." Photos of Alaska, articles travel tips and more. - illustrated - From Alaska Travel Industry Association - http://www.travelalaska.com/

Alaska Department of Fish and Game __ Hunting and fishing information for the state of Alaska. You will find licensing requirements, news, information about fisheries and wildlife, regulations, publications and a lot more. - illustrated - From State of Alaska - http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/

Alaska Economy at a Glance __ Labor force data, nonfarm wage and salary employment, manufacturing, construction, trade, transportation, utilities, professional and business services, leisure, hospitality and much more. - From US Bureau of Labor - http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.ak.htm

Alaska Geography __ "Alaska's geography can be categorized into four main areas including two mountain ranges, a central plateau, and the Arctic slope or coastal plain." Read the specifics of each with Alaska maps, economy, government, people and more all at your fingertips. - illustrated - From Netstate.com - http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ak_geography.htm
 
Alaska The Last Frontier State Capital Juneau __ "On March 30, 1867, the United States agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars, about two cents an acre; "Seward's Folly" many called it, after Secretary of State William H. Seward. A check for $7,200,000.00 was issued on August 1, 1868 and made payable to Edouard de Stoeckl, the Russian Minister to the United States." This and much more. - illustrated - From Netstate.com - http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ak_intro.htm

Alaska Map __ An oversize but fairly detailed of "most" of the state of Alaska. - From alaskais.com - http://www.alaskais.com/AKM.htm

Alaska Map, Map of Alaska __ " Welcome to the InfoHub Alaska map page. Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to map of Alaska as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Alaska maps." - From infohub.com - http://www.infohub.com/Maps/alaska_map_259.html

Alaska Maps __ "View maps of Alaska roads, ferry system, railroad routes and air distances." A good collection of interactive maps of Alaska. - From travelalaska.com - http://travelalaska.com/Maps/index.aspx 

Alaska Native Knowledge Network __ This website "...is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. It has been established to assist Native people, government agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge base that Alaska Natives have acquired through cumulative experience over millennia." - illustrated - From University of Alaska - http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/

Alaska Old Photos.... faces and places in the past __ "Old family photographs, postcards, historical pictures, and genealogy about the people and places." - illustrated - From familyoldphotos.com - http://www.familyoldphotos.com/ak/index.html

Alaska Photography - Alaska Pictures and Photos from the last frontier __ You will find Alaska pictures and photos from over 100 award winning photographers - over 15000 images online. - illustrated - From alaska-in-pictures.com - http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/

Alaska Photos __ You will find more than 800 galleries of click-to-enlarge photos of Alaska along with over 4000 individually posted pictures of Alaska. - illustrated - From pbase.com - http://search.pbase.com/search?q=alaska&b=popular+queries

Alaska Photos __ Multi-page galleries of annotated click-to-enlarge photos of Alaska. - illustrated - From trekearth.com - http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/West/Alaska/

Alaska Pictures - Gallery - Alaska Pictures __ You will find many resources for galleries of Alaska pictures. - From about.com - http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/akpictures/Alaska_Pictures.htm 

Alaska QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau __ Just what the title says it is. Population, business and geography "quick facts." - From US Census/Us Gov - http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02000.html

Alaska State Library __ A great resource for those wanting to study Alaska. You will find an "ask the librarian" chat service, databases, catalogs and much more. - From Alaska State Library - http://www.library.state.ak.us/
 
Alaska State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song __ You will find everything listed in the title plus a whole lot more. - illustrated - From Pike Street Industries, Inc. - http://www.50states.com/alaska.htm

Alaska's Cold Desert __ Learn about a part of the US which receives less moisture than the Mojave Desert, yet is designated a "wetland." "At first glance, arctic Alaska may appear to be a barren wasteland. Yet, in reality, this cold desert teems with life. Myriad plants and animals are native to this treeless plain above the Arctic Circle." You will find articles, animals, classroom activities and more. - illustrated - From BLM - http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/alaskas_cold_desert/index.html

Alaska, United States Map & Placename Index __ An extensive list of maps of Alaska covering virtually every community and region. - illustrated - From Multimap.com - http://uk.multimap.com/index/US2.htm

Alaskool.org __ A website about Alaska Native history, education, languages, and cultures. - illustrated - From University of Alaska - http://www.alaskool.org/

Dig Alaska __ You will find comprehensive travel information to help you plan an Alaska vacation or business trip. "Explore travel deals, weather info, city and park info, photos, ..." Whether it is Alaska camping, hunting and fishing, or earthquake and geologic information, you can probably find it here. One of the more remarkable state related resource directories I have seen. Great Alaska photos. You may want to add it to your favorites, or bookmark it for future reference. - illustrated - From digalaska.com - http://www.digalaska.com/ 
 
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation __ Official State Park website. You will find information about attractions, location, fees, camping, boating, hiking trails, fishing, golf, cabin rentals, conference and meeting facilities and more. - illustrated - From State of Alaska - http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/

Newspapers in Alaska __ You will find 17 here - From Global Computing - http://www.globalcomputing.com/GetNews_Map1.cfm?stateid=AK

Official Website for the State of Alaska __ illustrated - From State of Alaska - http://www.state.ak.us/?

pictures of Alaska at picturesofplaces.com - alaska pictures ... __ Alaska pictures including Fairbanks, Anchorage, Homer, Sitka, Seldovia, Denali (Mt McKinley), Mendenhall Glacier, Turnagain Arm, Brooks Range, and more! - From picturesofplaces.com - http://www.picturesofplaces.com/USA/alaska.html 

Prehistory of Alaska __ "This page serves as the index page for a series of documents that provide an OVERVIEW of the prehistory of Alaska and for another set of documents that briefly describe the cultural resources (archaeology, history, ethnography) in each national park and preserve in the state." - From National Park Service - http://www.nps.gov/akso/akarc/

SLED: Statewide Library Electronic Doorway __ An online resource covering A through Z of Alaskan information. - From University of Alaska Fairbanks - http://sled.alaska.edu/

The State of Alaska __ An extensive collection of Alaskana. History, teachers resources, photos of Alaska, microfilm, catalog and finding aids. - From Alaska State Library - http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/hist.html

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