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Anchorage, Alaska MAPAug-Sept, 2002More info on AnchorageDisembarking the ship in Seward
Visit to the Portage Glacier near the tunnel going into Whittier, Alaska
Anchorage Visitor's Center
The Anchorage Museum
Prior to June 27, 1940, Anchorage is still a small, sleepy town but its strategic position attracts military interest. The first soldiers arrive to build an army base and air field, which become Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base, bringing rapid growth to Anchorage.
Cross-section of the Alaskan Pipeline
One out of four people in Alaska fly a "bush plane" for transportation.
The Weekend Market in Anchorage is located near 4th and C Streets across the street from the Holiday Inn. It is open during the Summer months. Get a load of the size of the cabbage. Guess what! $1.50 per pound.
On March 3, 1973, the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race starts from downtown Anchorage with 34 mushers; 22 mushers finish the race with the last one arriving in Nome one month after he left the starting line. The starting location is near the oldest building in Anchorage. It now houses a premier art gallery with art from the masters from Alaska.
The Wendler Building was built in 1915. This is the first permanent building constructed in Anchorage and is now the oldest building still standing here. It was erected to house the Larson-Wendler Company. The city's first general merchandising store.
On our way to Denali
Boy those dogs love to pull, so hang on!
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While searching for the elusive Northwest Passage
on May 30, 1778, Capt. James Cook explored the
waterway that downtown Anchorage now borders, Cook Inlet. We went to the
statue erected in his honor.
This museum was very worth while. The exhibits were arranged chronic
logically which made it very easy to follow which events came first in Alaskan
History. Our guide was very knowledgeable due to her close relationship
with three native regional cultures in Alaska. 
