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In 2019, 1.2 million people stepped off a cruise ship into the small, south-east Alaskan town of Ketchikan. The next year, in 2020, zero did. After decades of diligent work building a sleepy fishing, mining, and logging town into one of the most sought after cruise destinations in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed Ketchikan into an empty shell—lined with restaurants, shops, and attractions for the visitors who no longer come. Now, the town must find a way to survive without its key economy until the day arrives when cruise visitors once again pour into its docks.

Black and White | 16 mm | ca. 21 min. | Production:Louis De Rochemont | Published by United World Films Inc., New York | Released on DVD from the National Archives of the United States by the U.S. Information Agency, 2008.

Travel to Alaska to visit one of the most incredible railroads in the world, Alaska's White Pass & Yukon Route. Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, this railroad travels through some of the most spectacular scenery found anywhere. Start your journey in early May in the beautiful town of Skagway and climb 3,000 feet to the summit of White Pass, moving among mountains, glaciers, gorges, waterfalls, and lingering snow.

Welcome to the enlightening new world of Real-Time Aurora filming! Experience northern lights on screen like you've never seen before captured at 24 frames per second! Alaska's Mind Blowing Aurora is 47 minutes of music to the eyes, ears & soul as it chronicles the adventures of long-time professional Aurora Hunter Todd Salat. With his truck camper as a mobile base camp gain an insider's perspective as Salat aurora hunts throughout the Alaska Range, the Interior and into the far northern reaches of the Brooks Range in search of heroic moments in nature that are truly mind blowing!

In 1867, when the United States purchased the Alaska territory, the promise of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights didn't apply to Alaska Natives. Their struggle to win justice is one of the great, untold chapters of the American civil rights movement, culminating at the violent peak of World War II with the passage of one of the nation's first equal rights laws.

In the remote corners of the Alaskan bush country, the Ewing family creates 5 star gourmet meals in a tiny mobile camp kitchen.

Profiles of some of the men who choose to live off the grid in the unspoiled wilderness, where dangers like mudslides, falling trees and bears are all part of everyday life.

The second reel of an orphaned 1925 nature documentary, the footage follows the movement and calving of glaciers. Viewed from the present, the film is transformed into a document of loss and vulnerability, a challenge to the “timeless” view of nature put forth by early naturalists.

Travel to the outskirts of Alaska with U.S. Geological Survey scientists to study and explore some of the world's most impressive glaciers. Along the way, you'll gain insight into different types of glaciers, their geometry and their ecosystems. Unlocking many of the secrets behind these phenomenal mountains of ice, this engaging documentary educates with fascinating facts and entertains with amazing visuals.

The Island Air team pilot de Havilland Beavers - single-engine, high-wing, propeller-driven bush planes - and they fly anywhere their passengers need to go...

In 1909, looking to shed its rough frontier past, the young city of Seattle decided to host a World’s Fair in the same grand spirit as those that preceded it in Chicago and St. Louis. Seattle welcomed the world to the University of Washington campus where visitors walked among palaces, saw new inventions that would change the world, and mined for mirth on the Paystreak - AYP’s Midway. Featuring thousands of historical images, rare archival footage, and contemporary interviews, the film explores the fair’s historical reverberations.

Buckle up for adventure as we take you to Alaska’s world-class Waterfall Resort on Prince of Wales Island, west of Ketchikan, following a visit to the original Deadliest Catch Boat, the Sea Star. Known the world over for its unparalleled king and silver salmon, halibut and lingcod fishing, this resort and former cannery oozes history and boasts the largest private fishing fleet in Alaska.

Sprawling across 1.6 million acres of wilderness, Wood-Tikchik is one of the largest state parks in the United States (around the same size as Delaware). Chugach, on the other hand, is an easily reachable state park just miles from downtown Anchorage. Both parks (and their can't-miss sights) are covered here.

Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.

The battle for oil in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge has waged for decades. We explore the history of oil in the region and the impacts of climate change.

Seeing Daylight is a celebration of the Tlingit culture and history... the untold story of a proud, never conquered Native Alaska Tribe... a people that maintained their culture while embracing the modern world.

This is the story of three massive and magnificent machines specially designed and built to take on and survive Alaska's extreme conditions: the most powerful ocean tug in the country; a massive self-propelled mobile oil drill rig; and the biggest, toughest ship in the U.S. fishing fleet.

Dylan Sprouse, Jim Belushi and Kris Kristofferson lend their voices to this family-friendly tale about a feisty pack of golden retriever puppies that embarks on an Alaskan adventure. When they find themselves stranded in the northern wilderness, the canine offspring of famed sports star Air Bud team up with an experienced sled dog and a husky pup, who teach them the importance of working together.