Katmai
Park
7-Day Bear Viewing
Adventure Having appeared in magazines and films around the
world, Katmai's brown bears are renowned Alaskan icons. The world's largest
run of sockeye salmon up the Naknek River creates an ideal feast for brown
bears - attracting more than 2,000 of the bruins to the lands of Katmai
National Park and Preserve. This is one of the world's premier brown bear
viewing trips.
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City Of Anchorage In 1915 President Woodrow Wilson authorized funds for the construction of the Alaska Railroad. Ship Creek Landing was selected as the headquarters of this effort. A Tent City sprang up in the wilderness at the mouth of Ship Creek, and soon swelled to a population of over 2,000. On July 9, 1915, the Anchorage townsite auction was held, and over 600 lots were sold. Although the area had been known by various names, in this same year the U.S. Post Office Department formalized the use of the name Anchorage, and despite some protests the name stuck.
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Captain James Cook Russian explorers had established themselves in southern Alaska by 1784, but the English explorer Captain James Cook is credited with first exploring and describing the Anchorage area in 1778 during his third voyage of discovery.
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Hirohito of Japan On September 26-27, 1971, a particularly unique moment in history occurred at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage when then President Richard Nixon met with Emperor Hirohito of Japan. This remarkable meeting marked the first time in Japan’s 2,000 year old history that their reigning monarch set foot on foreign soil.
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Anchorage Population Anchorage is Alaska's largest city. 2006 estimates put Anchorage population around 282,813, about 1/2 of all of Alaska’s population.
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Anchorage Weather Anchorage has long been plagued with many a misconception about its being cold and dark. The truth is, Anchorage is protected by the Chugach Mountains and warmed by Japanese currents of the Pacific Ocean, and the climate is actually surprisingly mild year-round. Spring through fall, Anchorage's temperatures can reach into the high 70's with the average being 65 degrees F/18 degrees C.
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Midnight Sun From May through August Anchorage enjoys almost 24 hours daylight. The day with the least amount is on Winter Solstice, five hours, 28 minutes of daylight.
