Alaska National Parks are a must-see for any National Park fan! There is just something about Alaska and the wild beauty ...
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of ...
Historically, human habitation inside the Denali region is over 11,000 years old. Athabaskan people’s presence in the region dates back roughly 1,800 years while principal groups in the park area in ...
Members of the Alaskan House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan resolution urging Trump to preserve the name Denali for ...
An avalanche Friday on the Parks Highway north of Cantwell prompted extended closures with limited traffic access through the weekend as crews worked to clear debris and mitigate hazards in the face ...
is indeed the traditional name for the 20,310-foot peak in Denali National Park and Preserve, covered by snow and glaciers year-round and visible from hundreds of miles away. But the park has only ...
But Alaska’s two senators, Lisa Murkowsi and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, said they wanted to keep Denali National Park and Preserve as is, calling Denali the rightful name of the awe ...
In 1917, the area officially became Mount McKinley National Park, and the peak, Mount McKinley — despite a debate between some early boosters over whether Denali was a more appropriate name ...
One hunter-naturalist involved pushed for the park to be called “Mt. Denali National Park” in 1916, referencing a name bestowed to the mountain by native people. The federal government ...
The change is opposed by both of Alaska's Republican senators, as well as by many other Alaskans and representatives of the state's indigenous people. On a clear day, you can see Denali from more ...
The park that contains the mountain is still called Denali National Park and Preserve, according to the order. Denali had officially been named Mount McKinley in the eyes of the government since ...
People stand at the Eielson Visitor Center with a view of North America's tallest peak, Denali (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file) ...