Alaska: a winter wonderland; enjoy a festival in the mild climates of Southeast, or brave the cold to see the northern lights in Fairbanks. Wherever you vacation in the winter, there are activities for all.

We Alaskans know that many of the myths regarding our majestic state are exaggerations and half-truths, if not pure fiction. For example: the old adage that claims there are 10 times as many men in the 49th state than women. Now that may have been true at some point in time, but according to the 2000 U.S. Census (and many women who have denied this rumor for decades), the ratio of men to women in Alaska is almost 50-50, with men outnumbering women by only three percent. And if we're debunking stereo-types about the great white north, we have to include the sad, buttrue, fact that no one lives (or lived) in the cartoon-depicted, oversized ice cube houses (commonly known as igloos)-not even the hardy individuals, nor their ancestors, who...

If you are already a vLex customer, Access Here