Thorne Bay is known as the local melting pot. A unique collage of individuals that paint the face of this interesting little town, and model the American idea. It owns a tangible sense of community and friendship, that helps keep the community on the map. In other words, we roll as one. There are no such things as cliques, and the common soap operas are few and far between. We all disagree at times, but more often than not, and more so than other towns, Thorne Bay stands together, getting past ...

We have a lot more people then where you live, we are the called the golden heart city because it is in the heart of the interior and we are golden. We have 420 people at Ryan middle school.

Anchorage has nearly 300,000 people with 7 major high schools that have around 1800 people each. There are also 4 major hospitals, two miltary bases, and two major colleges. Service High School just won the state boy's cross country meet and our football team is undefeated and in the playoffs!

We pick berries for food and fun. We have honey buckets. Most houses have guns and gun cases. The village is quiet. Everyone here (except Erin) plays basketball. Most families participate in commercial fishing.

  Some important facts visitors should know about Juneau’s communication We use text, talk, call people, send e-mails, update Facebook statuses, Tweet, or watch the news to communicate with each other. We use computers often. We use slang when we text, Tweet, and Facebook... Yo’. Some important facts visitors should know about Juneau’s health care When we’re ill, we go to Bartlett; our hospital. We have a dental care, chiropratic care, and many other means of health ...

The world’s largest concentration of brown bear lives on Admiralty Island, located just 10 minutes from Juneau. The economy of Juneau is based on state, local and federal government, tourism, mining, and fishing. During an average summer, over 800,000 visitors experience Juneau’s spectacular natural beauty. Juneau is only 45 miles from end to end, but has 130 miles of hiking trails. Juneau’s backyard is a 1,500 square mile glacial ice field bordering Canada. Juneau has 114 species ...

There are about a thousand people that go to our high school. We all like to eat Rice Crispy Treats. We have all traveled out of the state, and four of us have traveled out of the United States. Out of the five of us, only one of us drives, so in the summer a few of us bike to get around town. Some of us own snow machines, and some of us own four wheelers, and one girl has a motorcycle. We like a wide range of food, from Thai food to Italian food to Chinese food to noodles. Only one ...

There are a lot of cars and busy roads here. There are many strangers, we don't know all of the people in our community.  It is a very big city compared to Kiana.  There are many homeless people here, but we also have homeless shelters for them to stay in.  There are a lot of dogs in Anchorage that people have as pets.  There are a lot of moose that walk around town.  There are a lot of tall buildings and different kinds of housing.  Anchorage is very busy and everyone is worried about ...

It is one of the main stops on the Kobuk 440. It is located on the Kobuk River. We are about 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Several books have been written about our village and its residents. We are close to the Jade Mountains and in the foothills of the Brooks Range of Alaska. There are no paved roads in our village. There are only about 7 working trucks in our village. We only have access to our village by Snowgo, boat, bush plane, dog team and walking.

There are about 300 people living here. We live about 6 miles away from he closest village. And we're 78 miles away from Nome, Alaska (our hub). The only way to get here is by plane. Everybody knows everybody. Our store is open from 9 am to 4:45 pm. Our store barely has any options, it's small, and it's not like AC's in Nome. Most people live by subsistence. To get around town we use four-wheelers (hondas) and snow machines (snow-go's). Some important places in town are the school, store, ...

Kwethluk's Food Facts: ' -We hunt animals and catch fish.  Our two favorites are king salmon (soup, strips, hearts, stomachs, and eggs) and dried ptarmigan. -Some people go egg hunting on the coast, get birds, or seals. -We pick berries in late summer and early fall. -We have two stores.  The Native Store and the Sports Store.  The Native Stores sells more food items. -Sometimes people do their shopping in Bethel or Anchorage. -Almost everyone loves pop! Education Facts: -We ...

Anchorage is the biggest city in Alaska with 260,000 people (40% of Alaska's population). It started out as a train camp on the edge of Ship Creek. Anchorage's water has been selected the best water in the USA. Anchorage is about 1,961 square miles. There are more males than females in Anchorage. There are over 100 languages spoken in Anchorage. There are over 400 miles of trails in Anchorage.

We are a bush community with lots of great conveniences like grocery stores and restaurants. Our weather can be a little cold in the winter but nice in the summer and the temperature can change pretty fast. We take a lot of pride in who we are. Subsistence living is a way of life...not just a hobby or sport. Good clothing is the difference between staying warm and freezing. Mukluks are for real. Boats, snow machines and four wheelers are our backbone of travel to camps and around town.