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unusual facts about State of Alaska



Chugiak, Anchorage

Chugiak is also the home of the "Birchwood Shooting & Recreational Park", (adjacent to the Birchwood Airport), the largest Rifle, pistol, and shotgun range facility in the State of Alaska.


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Alexander Creek, Alaska

There are a few private airtrips in the area, common destinations are the State of Alaska-owned airports: Big Lake Airport at Big Lake, Alaska; and Lake Hood Airstrip, Lake Hood Seaplane Base and Merrill Field in Anchorage (need reference citations)

Bears in Anchorage, Alaska

There are between 200 and 300 black bears living in the city, according to a rough estimate given by State of Alaska wildlife biologist Rick Sinnott.

David W. Márquez

On March 31, 2005, Governor Frank Murkowski appointed Márquez as Attorney General for the State of Alaska.

--The Alaska Court System database lists a "David W. Marquez" with a birthdate of September 5, 1945, though it's hard to say whether or not it's the same individual.--> is an American lawyer and politician, and the former attorney general of the state of Alaska.

Flag of Alaska

The North Star is for the future state of Alaska, the most northerly in the union.

Frank Prewitt

In thirteen years of public service to the State of Alaska, Prewitt served as the Director of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections and Assistant Alaska Attorney General.

Harold A. Linstone

He has been a consultant to many organizations, including the US House of Representatives, State of Alaska oil Spill Commission, Alberta Economic Development Commission, and UN Asian-Pacific center for Technology Transfer, as well as corporations such as IBM and United Airlines.

Hostage for a Day

His plans are to take a trip to the state of Alaska, but his plans are derailed after his wife drains his entire bank account (approximately $40,000) to pay for a remodeling job by famous homebuilder "Hondo" (who appears to be based on model Fabio).

KLG

Kalskag Airport, a public airport in the U.S. state of Alaska by IATA code

Point Defiance Park

Fort Nisqually is a replica of Hudson's Bay Company's presence in the region in 19th century when the English trading company had trading forts stretching from Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River, Fort Nisqually on south Puget Sound near the Nisqually River and continuing to the Far North to Fort Yukon on the Yukon River in Canadian territory which later became the state of Alaska.

Robert Ward

Robert W. Ward (1929–1997), Secretary of State of Alaska, 1969–1970

Two in the Far North

A native of Fairbanks, in the U.S. state of Alaska, and wife and companion of the biologist Olaus Murie, she tells the tale of their lives spent fighting for the preservation of the final wilderness frontiers of Alaska.

Umbridae

The Alaska blackfish, (Dallia pectoralis) is found throughout the state of Alaska and a small region of northeastern Siberia.

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the U.S. Representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 113th United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2014

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the U.S. Representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 114th United States Congress.