Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive ...
Mount Spurr lies about 80 miles west of Anchorage, which is Alaska's most populous city, making it one of the state's most closely watched volcanoes. It last erupted in 1992, spreading ash over ...
The United States is in the midst of a place-renaming moment. From the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, ...
Ace any trivia night with these fun facts about America Fun facts about America that will surprise you Although the United ...
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...
Understanding and living a lifestyle are two different things. For Robin Tarnas, a now-retired physician and recently a recipient of the local Unsung Hero Award, it is about embracing ...
If you walk out to the end of the Canandaigua City Pier you will see a tiny island off to the right. In 1779 the island was bigger, nearly two ...
Mansfield native and Iditarod Trail Sled Dog racer Matthew Failor crossed frozen sea ice Thursday night to reach the Koyuk checkpoint.
Cassidy Randall is the author of “Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women’s Ascent of Denali.” In 1896, a gold prospector named William Dickey led a journey ...
The Sporting News tracked live standings from all the action as mushers waded their way across Alaska's frozen tundra. Below are the final standings from a dog sled race like no other. The ...