It’s No Trick: Eaglecrest Ski Area passes are a great deal
*This is a sponsored post on behalf of Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau, Alaska. While snowy slopes are still a few weeks away, Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area is pushing hard to sell pre-season passes...
View ArticleSnow in Juneau Means a Great Opening Day at Eaglecrest!
This is a sponsored post on behalf of AKontheGO sponsor Eaglecrest Ski Area. After crossing fingers, toes, and ski poles, the folks at Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area opened last weekend to a dumping of...
View ArticleLearn to Ski and Snowboard Month Kicks Off With World’s Largest Lesson
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Eaglecrest Ski Area. AKontheGO has supported Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month since it started nine years ago (how is that POSSIBLE?). The ski industry’s big idea...
View ArticleVisit the Alaska State Museum – Juneau
When my friend and I arrived at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, there were people everywhere. It was one of those rare sunny days in Southeast Alaska when the sky is brilliant blue and temperatures...
View ArticleWalking Juneau With Kids
by Erin Kirkland This story originally appeared in the Alaska Dispatch News on 4/18/2017 There is no place quite like Juneau. Nestled in the Alaska Panhandle, with long, narrow Gastineau Channel on one...
View ArticleSpring Into a Southeast Alaska Vacation
AKontheGO publisher Erin Kirkland has a few ideas for exploring Southeast Alaska between March and May. After 10 years of writing about traveling Alaska with children, I have a pretty good idea of...
View ArticleHiking the Un-Cruise Way: Meet the “Bushwhack”
Straight out of Merriam-Webster: bush·whack ˈbo͝oSHˌ(h)wak/ verb 1. NORTH AMERICANAUSTRALIAN/NZ live or travel in wild or uncultivated country. Un-Cruise Adventures does a pretty good job of...
View ArticlePedestrian Power in Sitka
This story originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News. September and October are excellent months to visit this Southeast Alaska community with kids, AKontheGO publisher Erin Kirkland writes....
View ArticleGet to Know Juneau, Alaska
I recently polled parents on the AKontheGO Facebook page, asking “Have you visited Alaska’s capital city with your kids?” Participants were asked to respond ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and if they chose, to give a...
View ArticleAlaska Marine Highway System, 2019 Version
(Sections of this post are taken from Alaska On the Go: Exploring the Alaska Marine Highway System with Children, by Erin Kirkland) “What a beautiful sight that was. We could take our car, or walk on...
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