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The Best Websites
www.trollart.com. Ketchikan artist Ray Troll has created a website that carries you deep into his mind, which is full of odd and resonant humor about the evolution of fish, man, and our common relations. His vibrantly colored art makes it an aesthetic journey.
www.adfg.state.ak.us. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game posts valuable information for anyone interested in fishing, hunting, wildlife watching, or just learning about creatures. Everyone from children to wildlife biologists will find something at their level. Try www.wildlife.alaska.gov for information about where to go and how to see Alaska's wild animals.
www.awrta.org. The Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association unites hundreds of small eco-tourism operators. Authentic local guides and lodges can be hard to find, but they are listed here on a comprehensive and easy-to-use site.
www.gi.alaska.edu. The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks maintains a fascinating and cool site filled with real-time earth science information about Alaska, such as aurora predictions, volcano watches, earthquake and tsunami updates, rocketry, and space science.
www.wohlforth.net. A bit of self-promotion here, but readers can get something out of it. I've answered scores of reader questions, and supply links to many of the establishments listed in this book and some of my other writings on Alaska and other subjects. Other travelers have run into the same puzzles you have, and you'll find my advice here.
Favorite Small-Town Sites: Small-town Alaska newspapers, and people in communities too small to have a newspaper, communicate through the Internet; visitors to these sites can vicariously experience the pleasures and pitfalls of remote living, which can be touching and hilarious. The best I've found are Seldovia's www.seldovia.com, Nome's www.nomenugget.com, and Kotzebue's www.cityofkotzebue.com.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
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