Yukon River Ferry

The Last of Alaska

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August 21st 2007
We’re up in the northeast corner of Alaska at the border, crossing back into the Yukon Territories. Yesterday was a short day and we spent more time than you’d expect in “Beautiful Downtown Chicken” AK. It’s built near the ruins of an old time gold rush town, also called Chicken, supposedly because the miners wanted to call it ptarmigan, but couldn’t spell the word. Chicken has a ca ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more