In addition to the wonderful outdoor activities and fabulous food and fun that Anchorage offers, we also are fortunate to be home to a number of museums. This week, we are focusing on three, but there are many other notable … Continue reading
Add caption Summer in Alaska is peaking during this final weekend of July. Soon, we will be attending the annual State Fair, viewing giant cabbages and relishing funnel cakes and reindeer sausages. Now in its 76th year, the State Fair … Continue reading
April comes to a close with dry days and much of the snow heaps melted. Major mountains of snow, and snow in areas hidden from the sun, remind us of the Winter of 2012 and its record-breaking snow fall. But … Continue reading
used by permission of ZenithAirview of Sleeping Lade with feet at right Mount Susitna is known to locals as Sleeping Lady after a well-told Alaska legend. If you look closely you can see a silhouette of a woman stretched out and … Continue reading
Anchorage is Near the Edge of Nature! Short trips can be great adventures! One week vacations in Anchorage are sufficient when filled with new experiences. Aawesome Retreat B&B, on the hillside overlooking Anchorage, is 20 minutes from the Airport … and becomes … Continue reading
Want statistics on snowfall in Anchorage? Just check the National Weather Service. Among their data is this report: Top 5 Highest Winter Snowfall (Normal = 74.5 inches) 132.8 inches………..1954-1955 128.8 inches………..1955-1956 113.8 inches………..2003-2004 121.5 inches………..1994-1995 111.0 inches………..1948-1949 Soon, we may … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again… reserve March 4th! AND…this year there will be no concerns about snow. The great race, as we locals like to call it, is an opportunity to participate in a major athletic event without being … Continue reading
Anchorage’s 2011-2012 winter brought a particularly cold January and far more snow than usual. It would be easy to succumb to cabin fever while remaining indoors. Why become increasingly irritated with everyone and anything? Anchorage is throwing a party and everyone … Continue reading
See a show, stay a night…get more at a B&B! With the recent sell-out of “Beauty and the Beast” presented by the Anchorage Concert Association (ACA) at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts (otherwise known as … Continue reading
Anchorage Folk Festival Weekend – What a Treat! Hello again from JoAnna at Planet Anchorage B&B. I attended the Opening Night of the Folk Festival and picked up a schedule for the entire program Jan 19-29th 2012. Thursday night was … Continue reading
