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Alaska, known as The Last Frontier this great state's motto is North to the Future. Created during the Alaska Purchase Centennial, 1967, the motto is meant to represent Alaska as a land of promise.
Alaska is known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun." Alaska's northernmost village of Barrow has the longest day in Alaska. When the sun rises on May 10th, it doesn't set for nearly 3 months. Likewise when it sets on November 18th, Barrow residents do not see the sun again for nearly two months. The longest day ( June 21st, the summer solstice) in
Largest City: Anchorage has about 20 hours of daylight. And conversely on the shortest day ( December 21st, the winter solstice) Anchorage has about 4 1/2 hours of daylight.
Gateway to Darkness
Alaska's Most Professional Haunted House
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