Alaska Cruise

Seward, Alaska May 20, 2025 Tufted Puffins at the Alaska SeaLife Center Fun Facts About Seward • It is illegal to wake up a sleeping...

Valdez, Alaska May 19, 2025 Fun Facts about Valdez: Commander Will Riker, from Star Trek Next Generation, was born in Valdez in 2335. Snow flakes can be the size of apples Almost every year a few boats in the harbor sink due to the weight of the snow that collects on them. Valdez is a top skiing destination, but there are no lifts or resorts. Instead people have to take a helicopter to get to the top. Valdez holds an annual ice-climbing festival This is the traditional terri

Cruising the Glaciers May 17 and 18, 2025 Fun Facts about Alaska Alaska is home to 17 of North America’s 20 tallest mountains. Alaska is seismically active, including earthquakes, and also has more than 100 volcanoes and volcanic fields, more than any other state in the U.S. There are more than 3,000 rivers and 3 million lakes. The state flag was designed by a 13 year-old. The state sport is dog mushing. The northernmost, easternmost, and westernmost points in the U.S. are

Skagway, Alaska May 16, 2025 Fun Fact about our blog - Yesterday we posted our 100th Blog!!! Thank you for following along and...

Juneau, Alaska May 15, 2025 If you are wondering about the title, this was a joke our bus driver told us. Pronounce it like do "you...

Sitka, Alaska May 14, 2025 This magnificent picture of a bald eagle was taken by Karen while we were in the city of Sitka. More pictures to follow. Fun Facts about Sitka It is the largest city in the United States, by area, encompassing 4,811 square miles. Sitka was featured in the hit US movie, “The Proposal” with Sandra Bullock, although most of the scenes of the city are actually filmed in Boston James Michener lived here while writing his epic novel, Alaska The first Nat

Ketchikan, Alaska Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Fun Facts for Ketchikan Ketchikan's abundant salmon runs and passionate fishing community have...

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Sunday May 11, 2025 Fun Facts about Vancouver The California Roll, a popular type of sushi, was actually invented in Vancouver. The cosmetic treatment with Botox was invented in Vancouver. Vancouver is known as "Hollywood North" for its involvement in film and television production. Vancouver sits between the North Shore Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. This area was inhabited for thousands of years by the First Nations of the area, the Mu