welcome to Alaska, Photo credit:  susanstevenson.com

ALASKA

AK

"AMERICA'S LAST FRONTIER/THE GREAT LAND/THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN/formerly, SEWARD'S FOLLY, SEWARD'S

ICE BOX"
'North to the Future'

CAPITAL: Juneau
ADMITTED TO UNION: January 3, 1959 - 49th State
FLOWER: Forget-me-not
TREE: Sitka Spruce (picea sitchenensis)
BIRD: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Willow Grouse) (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth)
MARINE MAMMAL: Bowhead Whale
GEM: Jade
MINERAL: Gold
INSECT: Four-spot Skimmer Dragonfly
FISH: King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
FOSSIL: Wooly Mammouth
SPORT: Dog Mushing
SONG: "Alaska's Flag"
REGION: Pacific State

alaska-county-map from geology.com


External Resources
1. Wikipedia on Alaska<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska>
2. Official State Portal <http://www.alaska.gov/>
3. U.S. Census on Alaska <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02000.html>
4. Weather Underground for Alaska <http://www.wunderground.com/US/AK/>

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