Posts from August 2020

Families to Parks

August 26, 2020 by Casey Ressler
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Alaska State Parks, a special event is being planned for families at Independence Mine State Historical Park on Saturday, September 5. The Families to Parks program is designed to get families into state parks to enjoy the outdoors, learn about the...
This is the summer of the road trip, and the summer of Alaskans visiting their own backyards. A road trip is a great way to explore new areas and practice good social distancing. And when you are talking about Alaska road trips, they don't get much better than the Glenn Highway National Scenic...

Preserving history

August 6, 2020 by Casey Ressler
Palmer's history comes alive in a new photo collection project by the Palmer Museum of History and Art. The Matanuska Valley Historical Photo Project is an online database that is available to the public that contains the best photographs from the museum's collection of more than 10,000. The...