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Our 49th state holds many wonders: landscapes of incredible beauty, dynamic cities, and a rich cultural history
Discovering Alaska DVD
This tour of Alaska includes several stops along the famous Inside Passage, including the Russian architecture at Sitka. Pay a visit to the Red Dog Saloon, where hordes of gold-seekers caroused during the great Gold Rush of 1898 at Juneau. Watch a canoe race and hot-air balloon ride in Anchorage. Visit "Alaskaland" in Fairbanks and take a ride on a vintage steam-engine train, followed by an outing on board a stern-wheel steamboat. Pan for gold in Nome, then view an Inupiat tribal ceremony and blanket toss in Kotzebue.DVD EXTRAS Wild Alaska - Enjoy an intimate look at the great variety of wildlife that inhabits the Alaskan frontier, including fox, bear, moose, salmon, sea otter and polar bear. Watch two bull moose lock antlers;see a pack of wolves hunt down a doomed musk ox. Cruising the Inside Passage - This picturesque waterway is the home of sea lions, whales, and many species of birds. Sail past lush, forested isles and towering, glacier-clad mountains during this amazing journey. Lklondike-Yukon Gold Rush - Jut over a century ago, the Klondike and Yukon regions were flooded by thousands of adventurers with "gold fever." Retrace their steps, and take a nostalgic train ride through Gold Rush territory.
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2009 DVD Releases
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