Alaska TravelGram

Summer’s here. What are you waiting for? It’s time to get on board Alaska’s Marine Highway. You know–the Ferry. The Blue Canoe. Many of us here in Alaska know the ferry sails year-round in Southeast Alaska: it’s how things get done in our island communities. But our ferry system also does year-round duties in Southcentral [...]

GCI will offer iPhone 4S to customers in Alaska beginning Friday, April 20. iPhone 4S will be available starting at $150 (for the 16GB model), with a new two-year contract and data plan. In addition, GCI will offer iPhone 4 for $50 and iPhone 3GS for free with a new two-year contract and data plan. All [...]

Julie Saupe in the KOAN Studio, talking about "Visit Anchorage"! Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey–we hosted Julie Saupe, WIC (Woman In Charge) down at Visit Anchorage. Oh–we had a rolickin’ good time, too! We started out talking about G-R-E-A-T Club 49 air fares from our friends at Alaska Airlines, plus Erin’s F-A-B trip in the blazing spring sunshine up to Curry on the Alaska Railroad‘s Ski Train! Wow.! Julie [...]

Pudge Kleinkauf of WomensFlyfishing.net joins us in the studio Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We had a wonderful on-air visit in the KOAN studio with Pudge Kleinkauf of WomensFlyfishing.net . Above, Pudge makes a cast. Suh-weet. Photo by Michael DeYoung. Pudge is our favorite Girl-Angler –and she travels all around Alaska coaching women on how to get out and relax while fishing. No–really. Listen as Erin quizzes her, before [...]

Do you love to play in the snow? Then head to Valdez. Above–I stopped to catch my breath and snap this photo up by the Tsaina Glacier. Whether you’re skiing, snowmachining or snowshoeing, there’s a trail or an area just for you. I went over last week to check it out–and came back with some [...]

I love these “Adventure Notes” that I get from Explore Tours. These are the folks over at USTravel that only work on Alaska. They should be your first call if you have friends or relatives coming north. Or, if you’re visiting, check out the website, then call to discuss your adventure. In this issue, we [...]

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Co-host Erin Kirkland hosts Casey Ressler from the Mat-Su Visitors Bureau in the studio–talking about all the great stuff going on this weekend, including the “real start” of the Iditarod in Willow on Sunday!! I called in from Valdez, deep in the dark heart of “Snowpocalypse”. Good news: if you like to play in the [...]

At USTravel, they can drill down and find those elusive cheap seats. Sure, they’ll charge you for it. But–hey–how much time do you have? Especially when it’s like playing a game of “Whack-a-Mole” with the airlines and their “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” air fares. For your information, here are some of the latest fares that [...]