Frommer's Alaska

Summary

Full-color throughout Free full-color, foldout map Completely updated every year · Insider advice on avoiding the crowds and making the most of your time at Alaska''s most popular parks, from Glacier Bay to Denali. Plus tips for navigating the state''s lovely but less-traveled corners, including Unalaska and the Pribilof Islands. · Where to find the strangest community events, authentic native art, and most scenic spots along your route. · Insightful commentary on Alaska''s rich history, from present-day politics to its origins billion of years ago. · Opinionated reviews. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommendations. Our expert writers are passionate about their destinations--they tell it like it is in an engaging and helpful way. · Exact prices listed for every establishment and activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels and restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people. · User-friendly features including star ratings and special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values, insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, and overrated experiences.

Author Biography

Kris Capps is a longtime Alaska journalist who has traveled extensively throughout the state. She spends most of her time in Interior Alaska and currently lives right outside Denali National Park with her teenage daughter; this has been her home for 20 years. She writes a weekly newspaper column about the Denali area for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and is the author of award-winning guidebooks including the Denali Road Guide and Denali Walks.

Mike Dunham moved to Quinhagak, Alaska, on the Bering Sea, with his parents in 1955, when he was 4 years old. He has since lived and worked in Mountain Village, Togiak, Afognak, Homer, Haines, Kodiak, Kenai, Seward and Cordova—but mostly in Anchorage, where he is the Arts and Entertainment editor for the Anchorage Daily News. He has won numerous regional and national awards for articles on travel, art, education, food, history and humor, as well as for his work in radio. Outside Alaska he has written for publications ranging from Orion magazine to Opera News. He is among the editors of the University of Alaska's recent "Grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik, an Eskimoan Language" and suspects that he is the only non-Alaska Native in the world who has to divulge on his tax returns how much money he makes as an Eskimo dancer.

Dave Kiffer is a fourth generation Ketchikan resident on both sides of his family. A professional jazz musician with degrees in Journalism and Creative Writing, he has worked for newspapers and public radio in several states. He currently runs Historic Ketchikan, a non-profit that promotes economic development through historic preservation and heritage tourism. In addition to serving as the current Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor, Dave teaches music and writes humor and Alaska history columns for sitnews.us. His wife, Charlotte Glover, is a Youth Services librarian for the Ketchikan Public Library who has done travel research for "Alaska Best Places" and "Frommer's Alaska" for many years and contributes regularly to TripAdvisor. Their son Liam is 10 years old and is on track to win the 5K in the 2020 Olympics.

List of Maps vii

1 THE BEST OF ALASKA 1

2 ALASKA IN DEPTH 18

3 SUGGESTED ALASKA ITINERARIES 47

4 CRUISING ALASKA'S COAST 65

5 SOUTHEAST ALASKA 90

6 ANCHORAGE & ENVIRONS 212

7 THE KENAI PENINSULA & PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 278

8 THE DENALI NATIONAL PARK REGION 363

9 THE ALASKAN INTERIOR 402

10 THE BUSH 463

11 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO ALASKA 504

Index 535

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