Alaska Vacation Guides & Resources
Alaska Vacation Guide: hotels, restaurants and attractions in Anchorage and beyond
Prior to your stay with us at Wilderness Place Lodge and after you depart, we offer to help plan the remainder of you Alaska vacation in Anchorage and beyond. Below is a selection of preferred Anchorage hotels, restaurants and attractions you many consider taking advantage of. Aside, we are also happy to suggest many other attractions, acccommondations and venues throughout the rest of Alaska. We hope that your adventure in Alaska is a memorable one, both at our lodge and other whereabouts in the great state of Alaska. Enjoy and have fun!
A little background on Alaska...
Overwhelmingly the largest state in the U.S., Alaska is a land of vast wilderness, towering mountain ranges, and some of the most diverse plant and wildlife in the United States. The sheer size of Alaska is so large that much the eastern seaboard of the U.S., including Appalachia, could fit comfortably inside its borders. The rugged terrain of Alaska is home to the tallest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley, at 20,320 feet. Land administration in Alaska is divided into boroughs, as opposed to counties, with the largest being aptly named 'Unorganized Borough' as it has no local administration and is instead governed directly by the state. Some 65% of Alaska's land is administered directly by the Federal Government, under the auspices of organizations such as the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Less than 1% of Alaska's land is privately owned. Originally purchased from Russia for just over 7 million dollars, Alaska was at first not well received by most Americans, who dubbed the purchase 'Seward's Folly' (named after the U.S. Secretary of State who engineered the sale, William Seward). Shortly afterward, large deposits of gold and other precious minerals were discovered on the barren and largely unpopulated land, and later significant oil and gas deposits were also found. Alaska achieved territorial status in 1912, and on January 3rd, 1959, it became the 49th state admitted to the Union. (courtesy of statemaster.com)
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Our Alaska fishing lodge offers awesome salmon fishing, trout and grayling. View our Alaska Fishing Season Calendar to plan your Alaska fishing trip: King Salmon June 5 - July 10 Silver Salmon July 18 - Aug 20 Chum Salmon July 25 - Aug 20 Sockeye Salmon July 13 - July 25 Pink Salmon July 15 - Aug 15 Rainbow Trout June 1 - Sept 10 Arctic Grayling Alaska Float Trips