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  Alaska.com | Juneau
Juneau, the capital of Alaska, bursts during the summer with hundreds of thousands of cruise-ship passengers.
Situated on the upper Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska, Juneau is almost 600 air miles from Anchorage and 900 miles from Seattle.
Juneau was founded as a gold-mining camp in 1880.
www.alaska.com /places/cities/juneau/story/4503801p-4481798c.html   (802 words)

  
  Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is bordered by Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west, and the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Alaska Natives, while organized in and around their communities, are often active within the Native corporations which have been given ownership over large tracts of land, and thus need to deliberate resource conservation and development issues.
As of 2003, the population of Alaska was 648,818.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alaska   (3134 words)

  
 Alaska's Superstation - KJUD Channel 8 Juneau   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The DMA is composed of 30 zip codes extending from Alaska’s southern border with Canada near Ketchikan, Alaska to the community of Yakutat on the Gulf of Alaska.
Juneau is home to State Legislators and their staff during the legislative session between January and May. Tourism is a significant contributor to the private sector economy during the summer months.
Based on research by the University of Alaska Southeast, viewer gender split in the Juneau DMA is 45 percent female, 55 percent male.
www.aksuperstation.com /artman/publish/kjud.html   (315 words)

  
 Juneau Alaska, Alaskan cities
Juneau is famous too, for Mendenhall Glacier, a "drive to" glacier that sprawls between mountains for some 12 miles before showing its ice face across Mendenhall Lake from the U.S. Forest Service Visitor Center.
Juneau was incorporated on October 4, 1880, not too long after Chief Kowee led prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris to what seemed to be a very promising streak of gold in nearby Gold Creek.
Although Juneau was founded on gold, government began its takeover in 1906 when the state capital was moved from Sitka.
www.bellsalaska.com /juneau.html   (581 words)

  
 Juneau travel guide - Wikitravel
Juneau ("JOO-noh") [1] is the capital city of Alaska, located in the state's Southeastern region.
The climate in Juneau and the southeast panhandle is best described as a "cooler wetter version of Seattle." It is a mid-latitude oceanic climate in the southern sections and a subarctic oceanic climate in the northern parts.
Juneau averages over 50 inches (1,270 mm) of precipitation a year, while other areas receive over 275 inches (6,990 mm).[7] This is also the only region in Alaska in which the average daytime high temperature is above freezing during the winter months.
wikitravel.org /en/Juneau   (1894 words)

  
 Juneau Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Juneau is known for its spectacular view of mountaines and glaciers.
Juneau includes scenic mountains and the Juneau icefield, a large area of snow and ice.
Juneau is the source of all the glaciers in the area.
www.cob.montevallo.edu /JacksonDE/Juneau.htm   (171 words)

  
 Juneau Alaska Tours - Alaska Fly 'N' Fish Charters - Juneau, Alaska air taxi, flightseeing tours by floatplane.
Juneau Alaska Tours - Alaska Fly 'N' Fish Charters - Juneau, Alaska air taxi, flightseeing tours by floatplane.
Alaska Fly'n'Fish Charters is an equal opportunity provider whose services require participants to be capable of accessing the floatplane unaided and traveling over uneven ground without assistance.
Alaska Fly'n'Fish Charters operations are authorized under a Tongass National Forest Special Use Permit.
www.alaskabyair.com   (586 words)

  
 Juneau Alaska, Alaska's Capital City
Juneau, Alaska's capital is the third largest city in the state.
Like Alaska, Juneau is full of contrasts, a sophisticated cosmopolitan city in the heart of the Tongass National Forest.
Because of Juneau location, the area offers convenient access to Glacier Bay National Park, Tracy Arm Fjord, the Taku River, Admiralty Island and Pack Creek Bear Preserve, as well as a host of secluded wilderness resorts.
www.traveljuneau.com /discover/juneau/index.cfm   (216 words)

  
 Wings of Alaska Airlines | Juneau, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Juneau is home to State Legislators and their staff during the legislative session between January and May.
Things To Do Juneau's main festival during the summer is on the 4th of July, when the celebrations include a parade, fireworks over the channel and a lot of outdoor meals from Sandy Beach in Douglas to Juneau's city center.
The similar Juneau Jazz and Classics festival is the third week in May and Gold Rush Days, a festival of logging and mining events, is in late June.
www.wingsofalaska.com /juneau.htm   (600 words)

  
 Juneau, Alaska: Cruise Ship Calendar
Real Alaska must be experienced on a personal level but cruise ship passengers never have that opportunity.
All large cruise vessels traveling to and from Alaska (and Florida and other U.S. ports) are registered under "flags of convenience" in countries such as Panama, Liberia, Honduras, etc. The "convenience" in this case means that the ships do not pay any U.S. income taxes and are not subject to U.S. labor laws.
For instance, in some Southeast Alaska communities, stores pay an undisclosed amount or percentage of sales to be "recommended" by the ship during its on-board orientation session for a community.
www.juneaucrondahls.com /ship2000.htm   (588 words)

  
 Alaska State Museum Juneau, Alaska (History Museums)
Exhibits at Alaska State Museum include dioramas and artifacts from Native Alaskans, icons from the Russian era and natural history displays of Southeast Alaska.
Juneau is the State Capital of Alaska, located on the Gastineau Channel in Alaska's Panhandle.
The Alaska State Museum is located in downtown Juneau and has exhibits depicting Alaska's Native...
www.ohwy.com /usa/alaska/juneau/history_museums/alstmusm.htm   (153 words)

  
 Juneau, Alaska (Cities)
Mount Juneau and Mount Roberts overlook the city and the terminus of Mendenhall Glacier is nearby.
Juneau was designated the capital of the Alaska Territory in 1900, but it was not moved here from Sitka until 1906.
The Alaska Marine Highway serves Juneau from its terminal in Auke Bay.
www.ohwy.com /usa/alaska/juneau   (173 words)

  
 Juneau City and Borough, Alaska - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Juneau City and Borough is a borough located on the Gastineau Channel in the Alexander Archipelago in the U.S. State of Alaska.
After the completion of the Alaska Pipeline (to take petroleum from the Arctic shore to the Pacific coast), Juneau grew with the growth of state government.
Juneau was named after gold prospector Joe Juneau.
www.music.us /education/J/Juneau-City-and-Borough,-Alaska.htm   (1077 words)

  
 Juneau, Alaska - Royal Caribbean International
Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was founded during a gold rush in 1880.
Nestled at the foot of Mt. Juneau in the Alaska Panhandle, it faces the water from the mainland side of Gastineau Channel.
Relive Juneau's gold-rush history and pan for gold in the authentic setting of Gold Creek.
www.royalcaribbean.com /findacruise/ports/group/home.do?portCode=JNU   (454 words)

  
 Juneau GENWeb   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alaska's state constitution has strict privacy provisions, and as a result, birth, death, divorce, and marriage certificates are only available from the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics in the Department of Health and Social Services.
Juneau was founded as a mining camp that resulted from a gold discovery in 1880.
Many Juneau residents are descendants of those pioneers, and many of those old Juneau and Douglas families have intermarried.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ak/county/juneau   (338 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Juneau, Alaska (AK) - (city) - Facts and Information
Alaska, in the Alaska Panhandle, in SE corner of state, at the foot of 2 spectacular peaks, Mts.
Juneau and Roberts; 61°48'N 134°27'W. port on Gastineau Channel, Juneau is a trade center for the Panhandle area, with an ice-free harbor, and an airport.
Joseph Juneau and a partner discovered gold nearby in 1880, and the city developed as a gold rush town.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/J/J02284-juneau.html   (282 words)

  
 Travel tips: Finding lodging in Juneau, Alaska hotels
This inn is smack dab in the middle of Juneau.
This is an inexpensive place to stay in Juneau for those on a budget.
This hotel is an incredible place to stay in the heart of a wooded area in Juneau.
mi.essortment.com /accommodationsj_nkv.htm   (337 words)

  
 SimAirline.net - Message Boards :: View topic - Destination of the Week - Juneau, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Juneau is a charming small town, as well as the capital city of Alaska.
Juneau is located in southeastern Alaska, loosely referred to as the “Alaskan Panhandle”.
Juneau is north of towns such as Sitka and Ketchikan, and about 560 miles southeast of Anchorage.
www.simairline.net /messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=6299   (906 words)

  
 Everything Alaska / Juneau, Alaska. Alaska's Capital, travel information, local pictures, business links ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Juneau is Southeasts largest city, Alaska's capitol, and some of the best glacier viewing in the world.
It is built between Mt. Juneau and the Gastineau channel.
Main attractions of the area are: The Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Eaglecrest Ski Resort, and St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church.
www.everythingalaska.com /eta.jnu.html   (145 words)

  
 Alaska fishing: Juneau area
Alaska Reel Adventures (PO Box 210064, Auke Bay, AK 99821) operates two island lodges a short hop from the Breadline -- and close to a number of other good fishing locations as well.
The Juneau area is the largest in SE Alaska and the most varied.
Juneau is served by daily jet service from the continental United States.
www.outdoorsdirectory.com /areas/fishing/southeast/juneau.htm   (676 words)

  
 Alaska State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
Alaska adopted the flag for official state use in 1959.
The blue field represents the sky, the sea, and mountain lakes, as well as Alaska's wildflowers.
Emblazoned on the flag are eight gold stars: seven in the constellation Ursa Major, or the Big Dipper.
www.50states.com /alaska.htm   (217 words)

  
 Earthjustice: Juneau Alaska Regional Office
Earthjustice's Juneau office was established in 1978 with a mission to protect these and other natural attributes of the Great Land.
Attorneys have brought important litigation to defend natural resources throughout this vast state on behalf of a broad and diverse group of clients such as the Wilderness Society, and the Hoonah Indian Association.
Precious wilderness in Alaska is now facing threats from oil and gas development and mining activities are contaminating rivers and streams.
www.earthjustice.org /regional/juneau   (224 words)

  
 Alaska Folk Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 32nd Alaska Folk Festival is scheduled for April 3-9, 2006.
The Alaska Folk Festival is a unique event and can be compared more to a folk life festival then to the Folk Festivals that many of us have experienced.
Performers come from all over Alaska and also from other Northwest States as well as from just about everywhere else.
www.juneau.com /aff   (221 words)

  
 www.juneau.com/   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dan DeRoux - Daniel DeRoux was born in Juneau Alaska in 1951 and except for 5 years in San Francisco has been painting in Alaska all of his life.
Alaska Humanities Forum - The mission of the Alaska Humanities Forum is to use the wisdom and methods of the humanities to enrich the civic, intellectual and cultural life of all Alaskans.
Alaska State Council on the Arts - appointed by the Governor to guide the development of the Arts throughout the state.
www.juneau.com /links/categories.cfm?cat=9   (485 words)

  
 Juneau webcam, Alaska webcams   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Webcam view is of downtown Juneau, Alaska, and the cruise ship harbor, looking across Gastineau Channel (somewhat like an ocean inlet) from a kitchen window on Douglas Island.
If there is a broad expanse of beach in the foreground, the tide is out.
Juneau is the mountain backdrop on the left, looming behind the main downtown area.
www.dswriter.com /webcam/webcam.html   (329 words)

  
 Juneau Alaska trails: Walking, Biking and Hiking
Most of the bedrock leading to the ice caves were covered at the time we first moved to Juneau in 1974.
Enjoy panoramic views of Juneau and Gastineau Channel along the way with a sweeping vista of the entire channel from the Taku Inlet to Lynn Canal at the summit.
Unlike many of the accessible mountains in the Juneau area, the top of McGinnis is fairly small.
www.juneau-guide.com /juneau-alaska-hiking.htm   (2617 words)

  
 Juneau Alaska Whale Watching, Orca Enterprises
ALASKA WHALE WATCHING in the last frontier, land of the midnight sun, northern lights, glaciers calving into pristine waters, grizzly bears feasting on wild salmon, otters frolicking in kelp beds, eagles soaring overhead, humpback whales, and orca (the killer whale) feeding and playing in quiet inlets.
There is no better place for whale watching, and Orca Enterprises operates Southeast Alaska's most recommended professional whale watching tours.
Our personalized whale watching tour style and high-speed boat allows us to stop, observe and photograph whales, orca, and other marine mammals in their natural environment, while safely and comfortably enjoying the rugged Alaskan scenery.
www.orcaenterprises.com   (197 words)

  
 The City and Borough of Juneau Homepage
Juneau Unplugged: Updated Energy Assistance Applications Now Available
Juneau is located in the Panhandle of Southeast Alaska, 900 air miles north of Seattle and 600 air miles southeast of Anchorage.
Juneau is one of the most beautiful state capitals in the nation.
www.juneau.lib.ak.us   (132 words)

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