Columbia Glacier, 1899. By Gilbert Thompson ... Within a year of the Alaska Expedition, E. H. Harriman's railway empire stretched 25,000 miles, from Illinois to California. He owned and operated ...

In Alaska, the state with the highest ... kayaking day trips Anadyr offers—the others visit Columbia, the second-largest tidewater glacier on the continent, and Shoup—along with multiday ...

Some say this 160-mile trip down one of North America’s last truly wild river systems rivals the Grand Canyon in terms of scenic wonder.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. COLUMBIA FALLS — On the Friday afternoon before Christmas, as some in the Flathead Valley ...