Alaska Active Travel, Seattle

05/31/2026

Did you know Anchorage experiences almost 22 hours of daylight during the Summer Solstice? 🌞 Join the citywide celebration June 20-21 with live music, local food, arts, and nonstop Alaska summer energy. Who would stay up all night in the land of the midnight sun? ✨ "

04/26/2026

Sealaska Heritage Celebration — June 3–6, 2026
This summer brings a very special cultural event to Juneau: Celebration, hosted by the Sealaska Heritage Institute every two years. Running June 3–6, it is the largest gathering of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Indigenous peoples in the world, featuring dance performances, a Native art market, an Indigenous fashion show, traditional food, and a juried art competition. If your trip overlaps with these dates, don't miss it. It is one of the great cultural events in Alaska.

04/14/2026

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Alaska Active helped me make my dreams become a reality. I booked a tour from Anchorage to Fairbanks via Talkeetna so that I could watch the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race which had been a dream of mine for 30 years. Andrea was absolutely amazing at organising everything. She took the stress out of my trip by booking everything for me, adding tours and extra nights accommodation. The communication before the trip was amazing with all my questions and concerns being answered. When I was making payments for the trip, Andrea let me know when all payments had been received (as I stressed about sending large amounts of money from Australia). I had the most amazing time and met some wonderful people. Being able to go to the Mushers Banquet, meet the mushers and see both the ceremonial and official starts of the Iditarod was a once in a lifetime experience. All the accommodations we stayed at were great especially the Swiss Alaska Inn in Talkeetna. Highly recommend Alaska Active Travel if you want to see Alaska, have the freedom to do your own thing but have everything booked for you.
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03/18/2026

Huge congratulations to Jessie Holmes on winning the Iditarod! 🐾🏆
An incredible display of endurance, grit, and partnership with his dog team. This is what true determination looks like. Well deserved!

03/08/2026

At the Iditarod ceremonial start in Anchorage, mushers receive a warm welcome from thousands of spectators lining the streets.

“There are thousands of people out there, and it’s fun for the mushers too,” said Junior Iditarod champion Stanley Robinson, who led Saturday’s procession of sled dog teams.

02/28/2026

Open World Championship Sled Dog Races kick-off in Downtown Anchorage - as part of Fur Rondy Festival.

01/02/2026

01/02/2026

Fairbanks residents brace for coldest December since 1980

Fairbanks is experiencing its coldest December in more than four decades, with average temperatures hovering around –21.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The ongoing cold snap has pushed temperatures as low as –48 degrees, a level not seen in the city since 2012, prompting residents to bundle up and take extra precautions against the extreme cold.

12/22/2025

Hilltop Ski Area marked the winter solstice with its annual celebration Sunday, drawing hundreds of Anchorage residents to the slopes despite bitterly cold temperatures on the shortest day of the year.

The Alaska Airlines Winter Solstice Celebration featured food trucks, a photo booth, Santa and his reindeer, and a variety of other activities for skiers and families to enjoy.

11/13/2025

Glennallen residents awoke Wednesday morning to find the Caribou Hotel consumed by flames.

According to Alaska State Troopers, all occupants were safely evacuated, and no injuries have been reported.

Troopers received a report of smoke at the hotel around 8:12 a.m. Their dispatch report indicates the fire spread rapidly, soon engulfing the entire building and damaging at least five nearby vehicles.