Category: Alaska
An Alaskan Dairy
This family’s dairy herd is not large when compared to the nation. They joke that to get repairs for their milking equipment they have to…
The First Farmers to Come to Alaska
Some of the first farmers in Alaska came here in the 1930s. They were called colonists and many picked up farming roots in the Midwest…
The Most Visited Area of the Fair
What’s the most visited area of a state fair? Here it’s the crops department. It may sound unusual until you learn what fair we’re attending……
The Northernmost State Fair
Just about all of us have been to our state’s fair. This year we’re taking you to the northernmost such event you can attend in…
A Five-Time World Record Holder
Scott Robb holds five world records. That fact makes him a well recognized man among Alaskan farmers and among those who attend the state’s fair. …
The Best in His Category
Imagine a record that stood for over a century. That’s quite a mark to be broken, but today, Scott Robb is the world’s best in…
Plenty of Hours to Get Things Done
Sometimes you might wish you just had more hours of the day to get things done. For a portion of the year, the people who…
The Fertile Farmland of Palmer, Alaska
When you think of fertile farmland, you perhaps think of a location with deep rich soil in the Midwest. But to find the land growing…
Preparing for the Iditarod
Some sports not only require thousands of hours of training, they also require a hefty financial investment. For those who run Alaska’s famous Iditarod, it…
The Rendevous Theatre
When hunters and trappers would gather once each season, it was often called a rendezvous. In Alaska and the Yukon Territory, there is still a…
