ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

Help | Follow on Twitter | alaska.com

| Updated: 10:42 PM

Military: Multimedia

Lauren Bretz: Anchored in faith

For Lauren Bretz, strength to handle her husband's yearlong deployment came from her faith.

Cari Collins: Keeping it together

Cari Collins offers a glimpse into her life raising four daughters alone while her husband serves in Iraq, and what his return will mean.

Vicki Bell: Talk about stress

Vicki Bell gives insight into the unique challenges of military matrimony others" and her own.

Colleen Mihalic: Counting the days

Colleen Mihalic recounts her journey through isolation and sadness and finally welcomes her husband home.

2010 Iditarod

Location: Tudor Dog Park, 3/6/2010

Check out images from the 2010 Iditarod from the other side of the sled at any point on the trail.

March 8-9, 2010 snowfall

Location: Anchor Point, 03/08/10 not a great picture but the snow was pretty thick!

When Anchorage residents woke up Tuesday morning, much of what they left when they went to bed was covered in snow. As the city digs itself, check out images of what the snow did to the area.

Fur Rendezvous through the years

Location: 1968 fur Rondy ball, feb /1968 this is three friends who worked at J.C. PenneysAnita alcorn, Dean Schrock, and Charlotte Setter at the Rondy ball

Since its inception in the late 1930s, Fur Rondy has been the premiere winter carnival in Alaska. Share your photos from as far back as possible to contribute to our already large reader gallery.

2010 Ski for Women

Location: Ski for Women 2010, 2/7/10 Providence Pediatric Potatoes

Check out scenes from the 14th Ski for Women race, the annual event held at Kincaid Park on Super Bowl Sunday for those not obsessed with football.

READER-SUBMITTED

Hunting gallery

Location: Sterling, 09/12/09 Tommy Blada's First moose at 12 years old.

Submit your hunting photos to our gallery.

Church of the Flaming Funk

Take a look at life in and around the house in Eagle River that is headquarters for Church of the Flaming Funk. The group gathers there to create original and rehearse their fire performances.

Hot water and great pies: Takotna has what mushers need

William Middie Johnson, of Unalakleet, AK,  gets some hot water at the Takotna checkpoint on  Thursday March 11, 2010 during the 2010 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. 100311

Checkpoint Takotna on the Iditarod trail is a favorite rest spot for many mushers. Good location, tasty food and delicious pies are all there.

Iditarod musher and cancer patient Pat Moon

BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News Iditarod Restart in Willow on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010.

Iditarod rookie Pat Moon of Chicago shares his story before the Restart in Willow on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010. Moon has decided to follow his dream of running the 1,000-mile sled dog race and has postponed his treatment for cancer.

Anchorage's Airport Railroad Terminal

Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot

The upstairs terminal is empty in the Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The facility used to be available for hosting events over the winter, but now remains closed from mid-September to mid-May.

Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway

Ketchikan artist Ray Troll has 20 paintings and five murals on display at the "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" exhibit in Seattle. Shells, skulls, bones, impressions and other fossils make up the collection, and are part of a book, also titled, "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway," written by paleontologist Kirk Johnson and illustrated by Troll.

Pets

Find puppies, kittens, and all pet supplies and services here. More...

other transportation

Other Transportation

Find great deals on bicycles, snowmachines, ATV's, watrcraft and airplanes. More...

Merchandise, Miscellaneous

Antiques, apparel, even the kitchen sink. Find deals on general merchandise here. More...

More great deals »