A shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the region, authorities said. There were no immediate reports on loss of property or life. Moreover, The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake; which struck at 10:15 p.m. local time (0615 GMT Thursday), was at a depth […]
In the early 1920s, settlers came to Alaska looking for gold. They travelled by boat to the coastal towns of Seward and Knik; and from there by land into the goldfields. Secondly, The trail they used to travel inland is known today as the Iditarod Trail; one of the National Historic Trails designated by the […]