A permitting system was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and profitable. But it has ...

Haines author and backcountry adventurer Tom McGuire, 79, set off skating alone on Thursday, Feb. 6, and fell through the ice ...

"I thought it would be cool if a piece fell off, thinking it would be one-twentieth of what actually fell off." ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

A window of cold and clear weather has drawn hundreds of people to skate, bike and walk on the lake ice in recent days.

Grab your favorite valentine and explore frozen waterfalls, icy lakes, and snow-capped peaks on these easy winter trails in ...

The lakes of the US are often thought of as great holiday destinations. All of them provide a combination of hiking, boating, ...

The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long been a subject of fascination for their separateness from the seals that ...

They disappeared over a hundred years ago. Now, Michigan is closer than its ever been to Arctic grayling returning to its ...

Shutterstock The Most Isolated Towns in the Last Frontier You won’t find many places more remote than these small towns in ...

Get all the info you need to plan the perfect 10 day Alaska itinerary! Where to go, stay, eat and more if you can only spend ...

Winter in Alaska has waterfalls frozen mid-cascade, ice caves so blue they look unreal, and lakes so clear you can skate ...