Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth.

Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad.

A commentary author writes that she is learning about the naming traditions “Denali” and other Alaska Native names for ...

As we drive through Botswana’s Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, I’m nervous but exhilarated by the proximity of the wildlife.

Erica Watson lives and writes on the boundary of Denali National Park and Preserve. Her essay collection, Ghosts of Distant Trees, is forthcoming later in 2025.