Today was a lazy day at the Golden Nugget Campground in Anchorage where we have been parked all week. We have been going so hard for so long that we just wanted to spend the day doing absolutely nothing so I decided to post some fun facts about Alaska.

Here goes;

Ten fun facts about Alaska

Fact 1:
There are more than three million lakes in Alaska.

Fact 2:
Dog mushing is the official state sport. The Alaska Legislature adopted it in 1972.

Fact 3:
Alaska’s name is based on the Eskimo word Alakshak meaning great lands or peninsula.

Fact 4:
17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States are located in Alaska.

Fact 5:
The first settlement in Alaska was established by Russian whalers and fur traders on Kodiak Island in 1784.

Fact 6:
The Alaska Highway was originally built as a military supply road during World War II.

Fact 7:
In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or two cents per acre, for Alaska.

Fact 8:
In America, Alaska is also called the ‘Lower 48’.

Fact 9:
Southwest Alaska is popular for its stormy weather, tundra landscapes, and large populations of marine mammals.

Fact 10:
Nearly one-third of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle.

Tomorrow we will move the camp to the Kenai Peninsula!

MM