ALASKA GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE (quarterly publication - $49/year - no advertising!)
PO Box 93370
Anchorage, AK 99509-3370
Phone: (907) 562-0164
Fax: (907) 562-0479
ALASKA Magazine ($24/year - 10 issues - lots of advertising)
(800) 288-5892
TWO IN THE FAR NORTH - by Margaret Murie
Alaska Northwest Books
22026 20th Ave. SW -
Bothell WA 98021
<< An amazing book by an amazing woman! >>
TISHA - THE STORY OF A YOUNG TEACHER IN THE ALASKA WILDERNESS (as told to Robert Specht) -
Bantam Books
<< A little schmaltzy, but really gives a flavor of old Alaska >>
EAGLE TALES (VOLUME 1) by Cassalona Rhea Richter
<< A collection of Short Stories, Published Articles, Essays, Odes & Poems>>
Available from the author
PO Box 22, Eagle AK 99738
ALASKA'S HISTORY - THE PEOPLE, LAND AND EVENTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY by Harry Ritter -
<< nice short "pop history" piece >>
Alaska Northwest Books (see above)
THE GREAT ALONE - by Janet Dailey
<< an historical novel >>
<< Enough history to make it really interesting - enough trashy novel elements to make it REALLY interesting >>
ARCTIC DAUGHTER by Jean Aspen
<< a (current) autobiography >>
Laurel Books
<< A modern day adventure - gets a little depressing and grisly at times >>
WILD FLOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA HIGHWAY by Verna Pratt
<< A Field Guide >>
Alaskacrafts, Inc.
Anchorage Alaska
ISBN 0-9623192-1-X
ANOTHER LOST WHOLE MOOSE CATALOG
Lost Moose Publishing,
58 Kluane Crescent,
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 3G7
<< A Yukon version of the Whole Earth Catalog (terrific!)>>
MILEPOST
Vernon Publications, Inc.,
3000 Northup Way, Suite 200,
Bellevue, WA 98009
726-4707
This is the essential traveling companion - the BIBLE OF THE NORTH. Don't leave home without out it!!!ALASKA-YUKON HANDBOOK (Castleman, Pitcher, and Stanley)
Moon Publications, Inc.,
722 Wall Street, Chico, CA 95928
(916)345-5473/5413
A great book to acquaint, orient, instruct and entertain anyone interested in traveling to Alaska!
Tourism North -
Dept 711 - PO Box 110801 -
Juneau AK 99811-0801
Book Title: NORTH TO ALASKA <FREE>
(contains the Official Summer 1997 Alaska Marine Highway Schedule)
Alaska Marine Highway -
PO Box 25535 -
Juneau, AK 99802-5535
Reservations: 800-642-0066
Fax: (907) 277-4829
Web: http://www.dot.state.ak.us
ALASKA VACATION PLANNER <FREE>
Mailing Center - Dept 101 -
PO Box 3728 -
Portland, Oregon 97208
voice: (907) 465-2010
Fax: (907) 465-2287
web: http://www.travelalaska.com
Tourism Yukon
PO Box 2703 -
Whitehorse - Yukon - Canada Y1A 2C6
voice: (403) 667-5340
fax: (403) 667-3546
email: yktour@yknet.yk.ca
Book Title: Canada's Yukon - 1997 Vacation Guide <FREE>
AAA Materials
Map: Alaska and northwestern Canada
Tour Book: Western Canada and Alaska (this is NOT a substitute for Milepost)
ALASKA ATLAS & GAZETTEER
DeLorme Mapping -
PO Box 298 -
Freeport Maine 04032
(207)865-4171
www.delorme.com
UMBRELLA'S GUIDE TO ALASKA'S WILDERNESS HIGHWAY - TRAVELING THE DALTON ROAD by Mike Jensen.
Umbrella Books -
Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.,
Portland, Oregon. (800) 452-3032
- Alaska State Chamber of Commerce 310 Second Street Anchorage, AK 99801
- Alaskapass Box 897 Haines, AK 99827
- Alaska Railroad Box 107500 Passenger Services Anchorage, AK 99510-7500
- Alaska State Parks Campground System Box 107001 Anchorage, AK 99510-7001
- Bureau of Land Management 222 W. 7th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99513
- Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau 550 First Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701
- Alaska Marine Highway Box R Juneau, AK 99811
- Midnight Sun Express 612 W. Fourth Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501
- Mountaineers Books 306 Second Ave. W. Seattle, WA 98119
- National Park Service Alaska Regional Office 605 W. Fourth Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501
- Wildrose Guidebooks Box 1741 Anchorage, AK 99524
- White Pass & Yukon Route Box 435 Skagway, AK 99840
- Travel Alberta 10065 Jasper Ave. Edmonton, Alberta T5J0H4
- Tourism British Columbia 1117 Wharf Street Victoria, British Columbia V8W2Z2
- British Columbia Ferry 1112 Fort Street Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8V4V2
- Canadian Government Office of Tourism 235 Queen Street Ottowa, Ontario, Canada K1A0H6
- Klondike Visitors Association Box 389 Dawson City, Yukon Territory Canada Y0B1G0
- TravelArctic Government North West Territories Yellowknife X1A2L9
- Tourism & Information Services Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Y1A2C6
- Louis L'Amour (SITKA)
- Jack London (WHITE FANG, THE CALL OF THE WILD)
- James Michener (ALASKA)
- Robert Service poetry
(I bought these in Alaska, and I'll read em eventually - but meanwhile I'm in no position to review them!!!)
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