Kirsten Swann

Surrounded by state and national parks and forests, the region is packed with opportunities to hike, climb, fish, forage, boat, bike and bask in nature.

Spread across the Tanana Valley foothills, accessible by road, rail and air, Fairbanks is called Alaska’s Golden Heart City for a reason.

Covering approximately 25,000 square miles of wilderness parkland, lakes and rivers, the Kenai Peninsula calls itself “Alaska’s playground.”

Imagining a future shaped by wildfire, climate change, innovation and industry

“Kiuġuyat: The Northern Lights” features interviews with Alaska Native people from Arctic regions of the state.

The 2017 nominees include some of the most prolific artists in Alaska hip-hop, including Alaska Redd, Bishop Slice and Starbuks.

Picture Whittier, Alaska, before the cruise ships and the railroad depot and the Swiftwater Seafood Cafe. Before the ghostly Buckner Building and the Pepto Bismol-pink Begich Towers and the art gallery with the famous fudge. It was a historic day: Nov. 20, 1942. The final bit of rock was about to be broken in the … Continue reading I’ll Have What Harding’s Having

In July, Kirsten Swann of Alaska Dispatch News flew to Chukotka on a journey led by Anchorage-based Circumpolar Expeditions. Over two weeks, the group traveled more than 300 miles along the coast in 18-foot aluminum boats, documenting the shared history across the Bering Strait — just 51 miles wide at its narrowest point — between … Continue reading Mission to Chukotka

When he first began to draw, Dave Diaz focused on eyes. Enthralled by their structure and intensity, he paid special attention to the shapes, the contrasts and the way the light seemed to reflect deep inside. He tried various types of paper, playing with erasers and subtle layers of graphite. Occasionally, he said, he would … Continue reading Shades of Gray

The year was 1985: Libby Riddles was about to make history as the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska was coming to the end of that one big oil boom and a man named Marv was sitting down to sketch at a dive bar up in Nome. Marv was an … Continue reading Marvelous Marv

Short stories from the ends of the Earth Aleutians: Atka and False Pass, Alaska. Imagine a childhood off the road system on the very edge of the map, hundreds of miles from the next big city.

Teenagers across the country are preparing to cast their first ballots this year, so we reached out to some young Alaskans in Anchorage and Fairbanks for their take on elections, our political system and the future of our state.

How do you keep the spark alive when your loved one spends weeks or months at a time working on a North Slope oilfield, deep inside the belly of a mine, high up in the mountains or far out to sea on a fishing boat? Alaskans do it all the time. So we asked these couples for advice: What’s the secret to long-distance love?

The northernmost public library in the United States is a guardian of Arctic culture and history, a gathering place for the tight-knit Inupiat community it serves and an invaluable connection to the outside world.

From the remote location and the harsh weather to the region's subsistence-rich diet, staying fit in the Arctic is all about the lifestyle. Just ask "Eskimo Ninja" Nick Hanson, a recent contestant on NBC's "American Ninja Warrior."