The Alaska Department of Public Safety is shopping for some distinctly Northern items of clothing: a collection of fur hats. The intent to buy the hats, expressed in a state public notice seeking ...

BETHEL – In a high school art room, where walls are plastered both with rules on bathroom breaks and posters on theories of design, an ancient art is revealed. Exquisitely detailed parkas of muskrat, ...

Two musk oxen lie beside a stream at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, where rescued wild animals are cared for. The center south of Anchorage welcomes visitors year-round. ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- ...

Maija Katak Lukin brings her sewing kit everywhere she goes. Making clothes for her family is as crucial as taking care of the people she loves and, by now, comes to her as natural as breathing. This ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s northern fur seal population for three decades ...

FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s distance dog mushers continue to rely on fur to keep warm on the trail, even as they’ve increasingly switched from natural to synthetic equipment in other parts of their gear. The ...

Crystal Alstrom said she always knew she wanted to make a parka. Once her son was born, she got the motivation she needed to finally make one. (Photo: Crystal Alstrom) Crystal Alstrom has been sewing ...

Fairbanks-based Alaska state troopers visiting the Interior village of Allakaket in December 2023 pose for a photo while wearing fur hats. (Photo provided by the Alaska State Troopers) The Alaska ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s northern ...