On my recent Alaskan cruise aboard the Discovery Princess, I booked what turned out to be one of the most unforgettable ...

Alaska.org points to May through September as the best time for wildlife viewing, though you can spot some animals year-round ...

Join the Porthole team aboard Oceania Cruises’ Oceania Riviera to explore Alaska in the latest episode of our travel show. The journey starts in Anchorage and Talkeetna with scenic train rides on the ...

Foreword / by Kim Severson -- Introduction: what why how we eat -- In Alaska's far-flung villages, happiness is a cake mix -- Whale hunting at Point Hope, a village caught between tradition and ...

Pack several T-shirts (both short- and long-sleeved) for relaxing in your stateroom and layering under your clothes. L.L.Bean ...

Community members gather for a rare, up-close view of the young marine mammal before it is relocated south of town. A necropsy team is seeking answers on the cause of death On the morning of July 26, ...

In 1980, a humpback whale nicknamed Twain was discovered off the coast of Hawaii. Just over two decades after humans made ...

The Aug. 20, 1925 return of the schooner John R. Manta was the final nail in the coffin of the New Bedford whaling industry.