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Find Adventure in Alaska
Alaska is a land of towering snow-peaked mountains, miles-deep bluish glaciers, never- ending evergreen forests, countless whales and eagles, and a hard-edged beauty that defies even the most determined attempts to subdue it.
Yet, it’s the human element that provides a
break from the sometimes numbing physical
dimensions. Much of it dates from the time 30,000 prospectors blazed their way up the passage to Skagway and into the Yukon during the Gold Rush of 1897-98.
At the Red Dog Saloon in downtown Juneau, you walk across a floor that’s a mix of sawdust and peanut shells. Wyatt Earp drank there, once. His gun – the one he forgot to take with him aboard the S.S. Senator two days after checking it at the Juneau Marshal’s office on June 27, 1900 – now hangs on the wall among the beaver pelts and ermine.
From Ketchikan to Seward, accurate recreations of old towns trace the voyages of ancient mariners and the lifestyles of miners as accurately as the books of learned scholars.
In this remarkably spectacular state, landmarks are not just tourist spots. They say something about the people who lived here and the hardships they endured. And the best way to see it is up close.
To the first-time Alaska visitor, it’s heady stuff, this mix of nature and small pockets of humanity clinging to the edges of the wilderness. But, when the sun is above the horizon even though it’s almost midnight, Alaska becomes a place of stillness and fragile light.
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Schuylkill chamber of commerce PreSentS
ALASKA ADVENTURE
Featuring Seattle, the Gateway to the Pacific Northwest
AUGUST 25 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
For more information, contact:
Cathie Mazzuca
AAA Schuylkill County
(570) 622-4991
cmazzuca@aaaschuylkill.net
Irish Splendor
BOOK NOW & SAVE $200 PER PERSON*!
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Dublin
• Guinness Storehouse • Blarney Castle
• Killarney
• Dingle Peninsula
• Cliffs of Moher
• Dromoland Castle
• Whiskey Distillery
INCLUDES:
10 Meals
(6 breakfasts, 4 dinners)
March 29 - April 5, 2016 - 8 Days $2,999 per person, double occupancy
For more information or reservations, contact AAA Schuylkill County at (570) 622-4991.
* Rate is per person, dbl occ. and subject to change. Book now, rate valid until Sept. 30, 2015, valid on air-inclusive packages only.
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