Category: Only in Alaska

  • GIANT CABBAGE WEIGH-OFF

    GIANT CABBAGE WEIGH-OFF

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    In The Mat-Su, you’d better eat your vegetables before they eat YOU! The Alaska State Fair occurs annually in The Mat-Su. In addition to tractor pulls, live concerts, carnival rides, traditional dance performances and costume contests, this favorite event hosts the annual Giant Cabbage Weigh-off. Revered by many Alaska growers as the super bowl for…

  • TASTE THE ALASKA STATE FAIR

    TASTE THE ALASKA STATE FAIR

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    Here’s a Mat-Su experience that every foodie should enjoy at least once. Although I’ll warn you that once won’t be enough. The annual Alaska State Fair, held in The Mat-Su, is Alaska’s largest and most popular event. It has everything from tractor pulls, livestock auctions, rodeos and big name concerts, to carnival rides, traditional dance…

  • Gold Rush History at Hatcher Pass

    Gold Rush History at Hatcher Pass

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    The rugged Hatcher Pass landscape awaits with incredible gold rush history — forever changed when Willow Creek placer gold was first discovered in 1896. Robert Lee Hatcher staked the first hard rock claim in 1906. In the ensuing years, several mining operations began. In 1938, the Alaska Free Gold Mine merged with Independence Mine to…

  • Local Experts: Mat-Su Guide from a Talkeetna Resident

    Local Experts: Mat-Su Guide from a Talkeetna Resident

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    Trisha Costello, owner of the iconic Talkeetna Roadhouse, gives her perspective on living in Talkeetna. When I first thought of moving to Talkeetna from the Denali Park area, my friend told me “you will just LOVE it… Talkeetna is so Bohemian!” I wasn’t quite sure just what she meant, but I knew the winters would…

  • A Brief History of Independence Mine

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    Discover how the Independence Mine, now a state historical park, was established and what daily life was like there!

  • Alaska Day

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    Alaska Day is on October 18 and celebrates the formal transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States, paving the way for statehood.

  • Iditarider Auction

    Iditarider Auction

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    The Iditarider Auction in The Mat-Su Alaska allows people to bid to be in the sled of an Iditarod dog musher at the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage.

  • Aurora Season Begins

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    Watch the aurora borealis, or northern lights, dance across the winter sky. Popular viewing locations include Hatcher Pass and Denali State Park.

  • Mush Those Huskies

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    Experience the thrill of Iditarod dog mushing all year long, with summer mushing rides, kennel visits, and more!

  • Solstice in Alaska

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    Solstice brings nearly 24 hours of daylight to Southcentral Alaska.