Despite all the ridicule the Seward’s purchase was subjected ... from the government, William Seward traveled north to take a look at his “folly”, predicting Alaska would someday become ...

The United States made the deal of the centuries — securing the vast Alaska territory from Russia ... Secretary of State William Seward and Russian minister Edouard de Stoeckl negotiated the ...

The United States made the deal of the centuries — securing the vast Alaska territory from Russia ... Secretary of State William Seward and Russian minister Edouard de Stoeckl negotiated the ...

The United States has attempted to purchase Greenland from Denmark several times, including in 1867, the year Secretary of ...

(Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) The Port of Seward, which serves a coastal Kenai Peninsula town that is a tourism hotspot in the summer, has received a $45.7 million grant to develop a ...

The new facility is designed to have a floating pier to replace the current fixed dock, accommodating more and bigger ships. The port project is led by The Seward Company, a public-private developer ...

This area, separated from the mainland by the Cook Inlet on the west and Prince William Sound ... Kenai and Seward. Most visitors arrive here via the Alaska Railroad or Seward Highway.

Price: Adults from $189; kids from $125 Duration: 6 hours Cruise through Prince William Sound ... also offers a day tour of Alaska. You'll start out this tour in Seward, where you'll hop in ...