World Refugee Day

If you're having trouble viewing this gallery, click here

Flash version 9 is required for this interactive.

If you are viewing this on a device that does not support flash, visit http://www.adn.com/2010/06/19/v-gallery2/1331636/world-refugee-day.html

Reader-submitted

2011/12 Alaska winter

From low sunlight, plunging temperatures and massive snow fall, Alaska's winter are an extreme mix of beauty and danger. Post a photo of you how you live through it.

Reader submitted: 2012 Aurora Borealis

Location: Point Woronzof Park Anchorage, AK, 01/24/12

RSVP: January - 2012

Location: Sheraton Anchorage, 01/14/12 The Chenega Commercial Holdings, LLC team poses for a group photo at the 2011 Stars of the Industry event at the Sheraton Anchorage. The Alaska Hotel & Lodging Association hosts this annual event to recognize and celebrate excellence in the hospitality industry.

Submit your photos from community projects and social occasions around town in January, 2012.

Post an RSVP photo

Cordova snowstorm

Location: Cordova, AlaskaThis was even before the final part of the storm!

Cordova residents are tunneling out after several snow storms moved through Prince William Sound.

January Valdez snowstorm

Heavy snow pounded Valdez and Cordova on January 6, 2012, after the town received 19.2 inches Thursday from the Prince William Sound blizzard, making for a season total of more than 20 feet. Meanwhile, Nome is having its worst cold spell since 1989.

Frosty Alaskans

Alaska is in deep freeze and it's not only the trees that are covered in frost. Send us the photos of you braving the cold.

Post your frosty Alaskan photo

SPONSOR

Related content

25 mph Speeders

The Motorcar Operators West club put their track speeders onto the rails of the Alaska Railroad on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at the Ship Creek Railroad yard. The cars were driven to a siding in preparation for the start of there Alaska tour on Thursday. The 29 obsolete and restored railroad work cars will travel the the rails from Anchorage to Fairbanks, back to Anchorage then to Seward and Whittier in the next two weeks.

Restored Track Speeders ride the Alaska Rails.

Anchorage July 4th 2011

Gabriela Dumanes moves to the beat of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific Greatlanders jazz band at the Anchorage July 4th Celebration Monday July 4, 2011 on the Delaney Park Strip.

The Anchorage July 4th Celebration draws throngs of participants and spectators.

Winds Scour Anchorage

A wind-damaged tree rests against power lines above Elmore Road Thursday morning April 7, 2011 at Jupiter Drive in south Anchorage. The tree hit a feeder line and knocked out power in the area.

Gusting winds scour Anchorage.

Fur Rondy

Desiree Merculief was crowned Miss Rondy Queen at Mayor Dan Sullivan's weekly press conference at Rondy Headquarters in Club 25 on Wednesday February 16, 2011.

Anchorage Fur Rondy 2011.

Fur Rondy

Seven ladies competed in the Anchorage Fur Rondy Fur Bikini Contest at Chilkoot Charlie's on Saturday night February 25, 2011. Megan Winters came in first and eight and a half month pregnant Vanessa Duley won the Best Mom category. The band Splendid Chaos played at the event.

Fur Rondy Fur Bikini Contest

Robotics Competition

The FIRST LEGO League Robotics state wide competition.

Lajoie Sentencing

Lucy Crow grandmother of Colton Crow gives a statement at the sentencing hearing for Oscar Lajoie in judge Philip Volland's courtroom on Friday January 14, 2011. Lajoie is being sentenced for the shooting death of Crow. Crow's mother Margie Crow is at his left.

Sentencing hearing for Oscar Lajoie.

New Years Eve

Celeste Kelly of the Church of the Flaming Funk eats fire in downtown Anchorage on New Years Eve December 31, 2010. The celebration also feature food, music, skating and fireworks in addition to the five fire group performing on 5th Avenue.

New Years Eve celebration in downtown Anchorage.