Alaska is far from the actual north pole as well as the magnetic north pole. However, it’s still a special place during Christmas as it’s “where the spirit of Christmas lives year-round ...

YAKUTAT, Alaska — Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by flying reindeer. Santa and Mrs. Claus this week took supersized rides to southeast Alaska in a C-17 military ...

Sullivan spent about 15 minutes explaining how the Capitol Christmas Tree — taken from the Tongass National Forest near the Southeast Alaska community of Wrangell — was selected and how it’s ...

However, the Christmas spirit lasts all year long for those who live in towns named after the holiday, like North Pole, Alaska; Christmas, Florida; and Garland, Texas. These towns pull out all the ...

Mary’s, in western Alaska. Having to spend their money on food, they had little left for Christmas presents, so the military stepped in. This year, visits were planned to two other communities ...

Claus this week took supersized modes of transportation to southeast Alaska, riding in a C17 military cargo plane and a camouflaged Humvee from the airport to Yakutat to deliver Christmas to ...

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