Current News for Anchorage, Alaska
Firefighter Combat Challenge Heats up Downtown Anchorage this Weekend
Local firefighters will feel the burn as they demonstrate their strength and skill during the Challenge - dubbed “the toughest two minutes in sports” by ESPN - 10 a.m., Sat., June 28, 2008, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. News Release – June 25, 2008
25th Annual National Tourism Week Champions Nation's $740 Billion Travel Industry: Silver Anniversary Theme Encourages Travelers to “Discover Great American Traditions”
The Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau joins hundreds of cities, states and travel-related businesses nationwide in recognition of the 25th annual National Tourism Week by wearing the color red today, May 15, 2008. Designated by Congress and established by presidential proclamation in 1983, National Tourism Week acknowledges the value and scope of the nation’s $740 billion travel and tourism industry.
Is Seymour Smarter Than A Seventh Grader?: Anchorage Trivia Gets a Big.Wild. Twist. At Annual Junior High Contest
How many moose can be found within the Anchorage area? What is the city’s most popular hike? Where can adventure seekers geocache in Anchorage? These are just a few of the questions Anchorage 7th graders will answer as they take on their peers at the William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center, Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. during the Big. Wild. Life. Trivia Contest sponsored by the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB).
Discovery Takes On The Last Frontier: Discovery Channel’s Alaska Week Brings the Biggest State to the Small Screen
This Sunday, April 20, 2008, Alaska will take over the Discovery Channel. Many of the network’s popular primetime shows will feature the rugged beauty of Anchorage’s mountainous terrain, massive glaciers and remote tundra during Alaska Week.
Fresh Snow Fuels Junior Olympics : Much Needed Snow Improves the Trails at the 2008 USSA Junior Olympics Cross Country Ski Championships
Three inches of fresh snow drifted down on Kincaid Park, greatly improving the courses for the Freestyle Interval Start today at the 2008 USSA Junior Olympics Cross Country Ski Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. Competition continues through March 15, 2008.
Anchorage Trail System Puts Top U.S. Athletes on Fast Track : Anchorage’s Kincaid Park Gears Up to Host the 2008 USSA Junior Olympics Cross Country Ski Championships
The best young cross country skiers in the land will traverse one of the hottest trail systems in the nation during the 2008 USSA Junior Olympics Cross Country Ski Championships, March 9 – 15, 2008, in Anchorage, Alaska. More than 400 athletes and 94 coaches will participate in the 2008 Junior Olympics at Kincaid Park. Locally, 52 Alaskans will compete in the races, attended to by 14 coaches.
Legacy Print Will Commemorate Alaska’s 50th Anniversary of Statehood: All Living Governors to Sign Collectors Print
Eight of Alaska’s governors will sign a limited edition giclée print, entitled Legacy of Alaska, to raise funds for Alaska’s 50th anniversary celebration of Alaska statehood. The $1,500 print is available by reservation at Artique, Ltd. The heirloom print, taken from a painting by Sydney Laurence depicting Alaska’s largest mountain, Denali (Mt. McKinley), is from the art collection of the Alaska National Insurance Company and will be limted to 950 copies.
