I was born and raised in Alaska. People are often surprised to learn about what my life there was really like.

As someone who grew up in Alaska, I've met a lot of other Americans who are surprised about what my upbringing and lifestyle ...
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Alaska population rises slightly, but more people continue to move out than move in

Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Wednesday.
Frontiersman

Alaska Farm & Garden Show Returns to Palmer with Sustainable Living Focus

While there is fresh snow on the ground, the Alaska growing season is in the air at Raven Hall at the Alaska State ...
Alaska Dispatch News

As climate change upends subsistence, Alaska tribes and villages turn to gardens

On a plot carved into a forest of white spruce and aspen near Glennallen, Lakota McRoberts strolled through a collection of raised garden beds earlier this summer, calculating how many neighbors she ...
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In Alaska, Plants Grow Exceptionally Large Due to 20 Hours of Daily Sunlight

Plant growth usually follows predictable limits set by latitude and seasonal daylight. Alaska exists outside that pattern because during peak summer months, large parts of the state experience nearly ...
Alaska Public Media

From ski slopes to ice cream shops, teens are a growing share of Alaska’s workforce

On a recent Monday afternoon at Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream in Palmer, Kodiak Fieser rang up a pint of Oatmeal Cream Pie. At 18, he’s on the older end of the typical worker at the shop. Owner Rob ...