4. Summer Tourism Starts Memorial Day Weekend Sure, people visit Alaska at all times of the year, but the state doesn’t really open up until Memorial Day weekend.

Alaska is so far north the sun never sets for part of the year in the summer. You also need to apply lots of lotion, too. I don’t mean sunscreen lotion; I mean mosquito repellent lotion.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — In the never-ending lightness of the Alaskan summer, baseball at midnight needs no artificial illumination. That’s good, because the lights towering over Growden Memorial ...

An unused COVID-19 at-home test kit. (Rachel Cassandra/AKPM) Alaska is experiencing a summer COVID wave, fueled by the new so-called “ FLiRT variants,” new Omicron variants of the COVID-19 virus.

Azamara Cruises has announced its return to Alaska in the summer of 2026 after a seven-year hiatus. | Beginning in May 2026, Azamara Pursuit will embark on a series of 10- to 13-day cruises to the ...

Alaska is a relatively empty state. Its population doesn’t even reach 750,000 people, most of its land doesn’t have roads, and flights are almost the most common method of transportation for many.