Frommer's 2001 Alaska

by Wohlforth, Charles P.; Frommer, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780028637754
• ISBN10: 0028637755
• Edition: Map
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Frommer

Summary

Featuring a full-color photo insert and a fold-out map, this complete guide to America's northernmost destination has been completely revised. From Juneau to Denali, Alaska challenges the imagination of both the package tourist and the sports enthusiast.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	viii
The Best of Alaska	1	(12)
The Best Views	1	(3)
The Best Alaska Cruises	4	(1)
The Best Glaciers	5	(1)
The Most Beautiful Drivers & Train Rides	5	(1)
The best Fishing	6	(1)
The Best Tips for Cooking Salmon	6	(1)
The Best Bear Viewing	7	(1)
The Best Marine Mammal Viewing	7	(1)
The Best Encounters with Native Culture	8	(1)
The Best Community Museums & Historic Sites	8	(1)
The Best Gold Rush Sites	9	(1)
The Best Winter Destinations	9	(1)
The Best Unspoiled Small Towns	10	(1)
The Strangest Community Events	10	(1)
The Best Hotels	11	(1)
The Best Bed & Breakfasts	12	(1)
Planning Your Trip: The Basics	13	(44)
The Regions in Brief	13	(2)
Alaska by the Numbers	14	(1)
Visitor Information	15	(1)
Money	15	(3)
Native Art: Finding the Real Thing	16	(2)
When to Go	18	(6)
Alaska's Climate, by Months & Regions	19	(2)
Alaska Calendar of Events	21	(3)
Escorted Tour or Do-It-Yourself?	24	(3)
Sample Itineraries	27	(2)
Planning an Outdoor Vacation	29	(8)
A Salmon Primer	34	(3)
Getting There & Getting Around	37	(2)
Tips for Travelers with special Needs	39	(3)
Health, Safety & Traveler's Insurance	42	(15)
Fast Facts: Alaska	45	(3)
Planning Your Trip: An Online Directory	48	(9)
For Foreign Visitors	57	(7)
Preparing for Your Trip	57	(3)
Getting to the United States	60	(4)
Fast Facts: For the Foreign Traveler	60	(4)
Cruising Alaska's Coast	64	(16)
Weighing Your Cruise Options	65	(1)
The Best Cruise Lines in Alaska	66	(1)
Booking Your Cruise	67	(3)
The Small-Ship Cruise Lines	70	(4)
Midsized Educational Cruising	74	(1)
The Big-Ship Cruise Lines	74	(6)
Southeast Alaska	80	(106)
Exploring Southeast Alaska	81	(6)
Ketchikan: On the Waterfront	87	(13)
Misty Fjords National Monument	100	(2)
Prince of Wales Island	102	(3)
Wrangell	105	(9)
Petersburg: Unvarnished Threshold to the Outdoors	114	(9)
Sitka: Rich Prize of Russian Conquest	123	(12)
Juneau: Forest Capital	135	(26)
A Juneau Walking Tour	140	(11)
A Day Trip to Tracy Arm	151	(8)
Quick Bites in Juneau	159	(2)
Glacier bay National Park	161	(4)
Gustavus: Country Inns & Quiet	165	(3)
Haines: Eagles & the Unexpected	168	(8)
Skagway: After the Gold Rush	176	(10)
Anchorage & Environs	186	(44)
Essentials	190	(3)
Accommodations	193	(5)
Dining	198	(5)
Attractions & Activities	203	(8)
Walking Tour: Downtown Anchorage	203	(8)
Getting Outside	211	(5)
Shopping	216	(1)
Nightlife	217	(1)
Out from Anchorage: Turnagain Arm & Portage Glacier	218	(3)
Out from Anchorage: Girdwood & Mount Alyeska	221	(3)
Out from Anchorage: The Matanuska & Susitna Valleys	224	(6)
The Kenai Peninsula & Prince William Sound	230	(77)
Exploring the Kenai Peninsula & Prince William Sound	232	(3)
The Seward Highway: A Road Guide	235	(2)
Chugach National Forest: Do-It-Yourself Wilderness	237	(5)
Whittier: Dock on the Sound	242	(4)
Seward: Gateway to Resurrection Bay & Kenai Fjords	246	(9)
Kenai Fjords National Park	255	(5)
Cooper Landing: Road Meets River	260	(2)
Kenai/Soldotna & Sterling: Giant Salmon	262	(6)
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge	268	(2)
Homer: Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea	270	(16)
Hermits on the Homestead	280	(6)
Halibut Cove: Venice on Kachemak Bay	286	(1)
Seldovia	287	(2)
Valdez	289	(9)
The Exxon Valdez: 12 Years After	295	(3)
Cordova: Hidden Treasure	298	(9)
The Denali Park Region	307	(32)
Planning a Visit to the Park	308	(5)
The Denali Highway: The Drivable Denali	312	(1)
Park Essentials	313	(4)
Denali by Shuttle Bus	317	(4)
Denali on Foot: Day Hiking & Backpacking	321	(3)
Activities Within the Park	324	(1)
Attractions & Activities Outside the Park	324	(1)
Accommodations	325	(8)
First to the Top	326	(7)
Dining	333	(1)
Denali Nightlife	334	(1)
Talkeetna: back Door to Denali	334	(5)
The Alaskan Interior	339	(56)
Exploring the Interior	340	(4)
Alaska's Highways a la Carte	342	(2)
Fairbanks: Alaska Heartland	344	(17)
Nenana: Parks Highway Sidetrack	361	(1)
Chena Hot Springs Road	361	(4)
The Steese Highway	365	(3)
The Dalton Highway	368	(3)
The Alaska Highway	371	(5)
Dawson City: Gold Rush Destination	376	(8)
The Gold Rush in Context	380	(4)
A Detour to Eagle via the Top of the World & Taylor Highways	384	(2)
Wrangell--St. Elias National Park & the Copper River Valley	386	(7)
Glennallen & the Copper River Country	393	(2)
The Bush	395	(32)
Exploring the Bush	396	(2)
Kodiak	398	(6)
Katmai National Park	404	(3)
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska: Aleutian Boom Town	407	(6)
The Aleutians: The Quiet After War	408	(5)
The Pribilof Islands: Birder's Paradise	413	(1)
Nome: Arctic Frontier Town	413	(6)
Kotzebue	419	(4)
Barrow: Way North	423	(3)
Prudhoe Bay: Arctic Industry	426	(1)
Appendix: Alaska in Depth	427	(29)
1 Natural History: Rough Drafts & Erasures	428	(7)
2 Politics & History: Living a Frontier Myth	435	(6)
Dateline	435	(6)
3 The People: Three Ways to Win an Argument in Alaska	441	(8)
An Alaska Glossary	444	(5)
4 Alaska Wildlife	449	(7)
Index	456