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Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 19 Jan

The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1876 for just $7.2 million dollars, about the cost of insuring Lamar Jackson's knees. Twenty - years later the gold rush happened there and quickly a very good deal for the US. But...

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Portlock, Alaska

celticeagle @celticeagle (189874) • Boise, Idaho 15 Jan 25

I watched an interesting stream on a new channel I found on YouTube last night. It's a young podcaster telling stories about cults, murders, and weird stuff. She's kooky and fun. But this story is bizarre. This town in Alaska is...

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Alaska

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 20 Nov 23

I so wanted to visit Alaska where one sees the mountains and the sea together I wanted to join a cruise but the tour conductor did not get enough members to form a group. Now I get happiness looking at pictures. Travel is no...

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Alaska

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 4 Apr 23

I have had a passion for travel and that I cannot say I have it now as on account of that accident I had years ago travel has been dropped from my bucket list. Suffice it to say however that I have been to many countries and I...

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mountain and sea together

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I Am Back!

Karen Hellier @Kouponkaren (5497) • United States 3 Sep 22

I am back on myLot after taking some respite time. But I actually did go somewhere too. My husband and I went on a cruise to Alaska. He doesn't like me to tell anyone we are leaving when we go on trips, so I didn't mention the...

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My Fruit Disaster

Dawnsummer @misunderstood_zombie (8765) • United States 30 Jul 22

I drink a lot of smoothies and buy most of my fruit frozen, which adds a bit of an ice cream texture. To me the most expensive fruits are cherries, and that's the fruit I like the most in my smoothies. I usually buy the biggest...

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Rebooked Alaska

Loretta @noni1959 (13048) • United States 11 Nov 21

My son and I have our Alaskan cruise rebooked but a seven day instead of nine. We leave August 29th and hopefully, this one won't be cancelled. So far, we will do the Rainforest Ketchikan canoe and Nature Walk. I'm not sure...

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trip

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I lost a chance of a life time

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 12 Jun 21

Had I pursued a bit more I would have created a great memory visiting Alaska When my travel organisers told me there were not enough members to form a group I dropped the idea but I should have followed up Alaska is a place where...

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HUGE News out of Alaska...

Kimberly Forsythe @NewWorldOptimist (184) 17 Nov 20

As I am to understand, they are going to implement Ranked-Choice Voting! This is an amazing step forward! I was born there and lived there from 2015-2018. I just might go back after this!!...

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ranked choice voting

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Still to Visit: Alaska

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 19 Dec 19

Before I start the new year with a music countdown you'll love I am going to look at the eleven states I haven't been to yet. I'm doing with ulterior motives: anyone who's been there can hopefully tell me what to make sure to...

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You Don't Say...

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 3 Jul 19

I was reading an article about which state in the United States has the highest number of people who walk or bike to work every day, and you would think it would be a place like Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, or some other...

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School.

Jonny Aughe @jonnyartist (437) • Anchorage, Alaska 9 Dec 18

I'm looking forward to getting back into school. What happened recently in Alaska is there has been a lot of earthquakes school has been closed down because of the earthquakes that have been going on. So I've been working on a lot...

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earthquakes that have been happening.

Jonny Aughe @jonnyartist (437) • Anchorage, Alaska 7 Dec 18

There's been a lot of earthquakes that have been going on here in Alaska. I haven't been able to go to any of my classes at school because of all the earthquakes that have been going on. There has been a lot of damage around...

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earthquakes

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Join me on my Alaska Tour - sing along with me

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 2 May 18

This is one place I so wanted to go but after my accident I had to say goodbye to foreign travel Alaska is a place where the sea and mountains live in tandem which is quite rare. I was keen on joining an Alaska cruise but it was...

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Another earthquake .. this time Alaska ...

maria peralta @kayshope (1670) • El Paso, Texas 23 Jan 18

A major earthquake struck 170 miles off Alaska early Tuesday, but despite initial concerns, the authorities lifted all tsunami warnings, watches and advisories within four hours. I cant imagine what a scare it would be to live on...

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Last of the States

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98004) • Daytona Beach, Florida 16 Dec 17

Yes, we have finally finished taking a look at all of the fifty states. Here are the last three. California is the third largest state in the U.S. right after Alaska and Texas. It was the place of the gold rush in 1849. It became...

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#2 U.S. States: Daily Post

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 9 Dec 17

What do you know about Alaska? Alaska was “discovered” by a Russian naval Captain named Alexei Chirikov and his Danish partner, an explorer named Vitus Bering (Bering Strait) in 1741. Of course, there were already natives...

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trans alaska pipeline

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sewards folly

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49th State Brewery

Susan Humphries @catsholiday (460) • Derby, England 7 Dec 17

We visited Alaska this year and that completed all the states of the USA for my husband. I still have a few more to visit. We stayed near Dinalai and one night went to this brew pub in Healy for our evening meal. It was buzzing...

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A pleasant surprise in the mail today

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 17 Oct 17

Over recent years I have managed to travel quite regularly, both here in the United Kingdom and overseas. This provided me with the opportunity to find postcards in many places last year, which I sent to a few friends here at...

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Review: A tale of Gold Rush adventure in _Heartbroke Bay._

Rebecca Huston @Telynor (1763) • United States 19 Apr 17

A few months ago, I asked my friends who are avid bookworms if they knew of any good fiction or nonfiction books about Alaska. One of the novels that was suggested to me was Lynn D'urso's Heartbroke Bay, set in the times of the...

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