The Alaska Highway, or Alcan, is often listed as one of the ultimate North American road trip routes. We couldn’t agree more! With winding mountain roads cutting through the remote reaches of British Columbia and Canada’s wild Yukon, this 1,390-mile scenic highway takes travelers all the way to beautiful Alaska. This road trip is unlike ... Read more
The Alaska Highway, also known as the Alaskan Highway or the Alcan Highway, is the 2,224 Km/1382 mile road that connects Dawson Creek, BC in Canada to Delta Junction, Alaska.…
Here are 16 crucial things to know before driving to Alaska including what to do, where to stay, what to bring, and the best routes.
Here is everything random, fun, and interesting you could ever possibly want to know about Alaska. Our beautiful state from A to Z!
The Fort Nelson Heritage Museum has bush bikes to studebakers, along with military machines used to build the Alaska Highway.
Road trip itineraries to Alaska can take many forms. But the most traveled and the best views can be had along the Alcan Highway.
In this guide we’re sharing everything you need to know before driving the Alaska Highway, based on our experience!
The Alaska Highway spans across 1,390 miles in the northwest. These 10 places are where you should stop for some sightseeing along the way.
I have been over the Alcan nine times. The last time was in 1966. It was not paved. It is now paved. I describe this road as long, mile after mile of trees and mountains and as you can tell it has been 44 years........ and I still remember.
The Alaska Highway, also known as the Alaskan Highway or the Alcan Highway, is the 2,224 Km/1382 mile road that connects Dawson Creek, BC in Canada to Delta Junction, Alaska.…
If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
Driving the Alaska Highway is on the Bucket List for many people. We end up taking the journey as a matter of necessity. Its the only drive out of Alaska!
If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
Get away from it all with a road trip to discover Alaska Highway history. Find spectacular mountains, wild animals, WWII history, and more in these stops.
the Alaska Highway is no small undertaking. At 1,387 miles, it’s quite… in this guide find everything you need to know to plan your journey down the Alcan…
Here are 16 crucial things to know before driving to Alaska including what to do, where to stay, what to bring, and the best routes.
The Alaska Highway, or Alcan, is often listed as one of the ultimate North American road trip routes. We couldn’t agree more! With winding mountain roads cutting through the remote reaches of British Columbia and Canada’s wild Yukon, this 1,390-mile scenic highway takes travelers all the way to beautiful Alaska. This road trip is unlike ... Read more
If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
An Alaska Highway fishing road trip is one of the ultimate bucket list experiences. Today, we'll show you how you can make the most out this epic journey.
The Alaska Highway across Canada's British Columbia and Yukon is stunning, but even more memorable than the road trip itself are the people Anne Kostalas meets along the way
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The Fort Nelson Heritage Museum has bush bikes to studebakers, along with military machines used to build the Alaska Highway.
Leaving Alaska to start my full-time RV life was an adventure. Days 3 - 7, miles from the destination and nearly run out of gas. Dramatic and embarassing.
My uncle, Matt Kotschevar from Avon, Minnesota, helped build the ALCAN Highway with his construction crew. He was not in the military. If you have any information on civilian involvement in the road construction, I would appreciate hearing from you. I've posted a number of photographs he took while working on the ALCAN Highway. Here is an excerpt from PBS.org on the highway's construction. When President Franklin Roosevelt authorized the building of the Alaska Highway in February 1942, the problem of who would actually do the construction quickly arose. The government hired civilian contractors to work on the roadway, but much of the task fell on the shoulders of the Army Corps of Engineers, the branch of the military responsible for tasks such as repairing roadways and flood control. From Wikipedia.com: The Canadian Bank of Commerce was a Canadian bank cofounded in 1867 by William McMaster. The Canadian Bank of Commerce opened in Toronto with a charter in 1866 that it purchased from the defunct Bank of Canada, which folded in 1858. The Canadian Bank of Commerce branch built at Darling and Pearson, Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1910 in beaux-arts classicism indicates the financial dominance of Winnipeg, among prairie cities. It merged with the Imperial Bank of Canada in 1961 to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. From AmericasLibrary.Gov: The Alcan Highway in Alaska Opened - First full day of traffic in November of 1942 Have you traveled on any memorable highways in the U.S.? You would surely remember the Alcan Highway. Following chilly festivities held the day before with a temperature of 35 degrees below zero, the Alaska-Canadian (Alcan) Highway opened for its first full day of traffic on November 21, 1942. This important overland military supply route, a 1,522-mile roadway through the wilderness, connected Dawson Creek, British Columbia, with Fairbanks, Alaska. The threat of Japanese invasion through Alaska made the road a World War II priority. Over the Alcan Highway, the military could transport troops, food, and supplies to strategic points in Alaska. How long do you think it took to construct? When the Japanese invaded the nearby Aleutian Islands, completing the highway became even more urgent. More than 10,000 U.S. troops worked in cooperation with Canadian troops and independent contractors to accomplish this remarkable engineering feat in just over eight months! Among those soldiers building the Alcan Highway were four units of the Army's Black Corps of Engineers. All troops worked under extreme conditions. Mosquitoes and flies swarmed them in the summer heat, and temperatures near 40 degrees below zero chilled them to the bone in winter for weeks on end. To build the Sikanni Chief River Bridge, men waded chest deep into freezing waters to place the trestles. To keep themselves going, some of the men sang. Some African American soldiers, mainly from the South, sang old work chants like this "Steel-Driving Song." In addition to military personnel, about 2,000 civilians worked to construct the Alcan Highway. One advertisement stated, "THIS IS NO PICNIC! Working and living conditions on this job are as difficult as those encountered on any construction job ever done in the United States or foreign territory. . . ." But workers signed on anyway. Known by the men who built it as "The Road," the Alcan Highway is still Alaska's main link to the "lower 48" states. It is considered quite a challenge to drive, but a magnificent journey. If you traveled it, you might agree with an 1888 travel guide to Alaska, which stated, "Our trip to Wonderland will remain to the end of our lives a bright chapter in our experience."
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If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
A road trip on the Alcan Highway through Canada, whether it's an epic adventure along its entire route or a shorter journey on a chosen section, will reward you with views of towering mountain peaks, wide river valleys and winding lake shores, plus glimpses of remarkable wildlife.
The Fort Nelson Heritage Museum has bush bikes to studebakers, along with military machines used to build the Alaska Highway.
Driving the Alaska Highway is an epic adventure through wilderness and wonder. But did you know that most of it actually travels through Canada's BC and Yukon regions? Here are the highlights!
Are you planning an Alaska road trip and driving the Alcan Highway? There is only one road to Alaska, the Alcan Highway.
In the following article independent historians Christine and Dennis McClure describe the role race played in the construction of the Alaska-Canada (ALCAN) Highway during World War II. The highway, constructed in eight months, stretched 1,600 miles from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska. … Read MoreThe Construction of the Alaska Highway, 1942: The Role of Race in the Far North
If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
Drive Alaska's famed Dalton Highway on this 5 day itinerary traveling 500 miles from Fairbanks to Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay.
Alcan Highway winds through more than 1,400-plus miles of Alaska and Canadian landscapes. Here are 10 don't to miss stops and wonderful sights along the way.
The Alaska Highway winds its way through rugged mountains and pristine lakes to the treasures of central Alaska. Many Americans undertake the drive.
Griffin Post navigates the 2,200 miles of treacherous ice and blacktop.
If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
If you’re planning on taking a drive to Alaska there are only a couple direct driving routes that will take you there. You can either drive the Cassiar Highway, which is a small mostly rural …
