The Alaska Highway, sometimes referred to as the Alcan (Alaska-Canada) Highway, is the final link of a binational transportation corridor that provides an overland route between the lower United States and Alaska. The first, all-weather, 1,522-mi...

The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II and connects the Continental U.S. to Alaska through Canada. It runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta...

The Alaska Marine Highway System takes criticism from all corners, despite broad belief that it's an essential service. With a new ship and some tough decisions coming, the state is also facing a future with competition. When National Geographic staff writer W.E....

Even though members of the Chilkat Snowburners snowmobile club are busily preparing for the 155-mile Alcan cross-country race set for January 21, there are still a number of questions that won't be answered until race day. What are the snow conditions? How...

Debra Sanders unlatches a padlock and swings open the door to reveal a room jammed with boxes, steamer trunks, a roulette wheel, wicker furniture, phonographs, mannequins dressed in gold rush garb, a wooden boat, a brass tuba and long rows of shelves crammed with curios.The...