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Pioneer Park (Fairbanks) 175 Restaurants (cont.) Sea Lion Rock 216
Pioneer Park Air Museum (Fairbanks) tipping 247, 271 Sea lions 107
175 types of 246 Seawell, Mrs. 80
Plants 232 vegetarian food 247 Seldovia 97, 113
Point Barrow 227 Western Interior Alaska 254–5 Senior travelers 272, 273
Polar Bear Jump-Off (Seward) 49 what to eat 247 Serpentine Hot Springs 235
Polar bears 111, 227 see also Food and drink Service, Robert 57, 200–201
Police 274, 275 Resurrection Pass Trail 100, 101 Seward 21, 40, 97, 99, 102–5
FOAST Law Enforcement Museum Richardson Highway 181 3 days in Seward 12–13
(Anchorage) 71, 73 Ring of Fire 28, 204 Alaska SeaLife Center 13, 104–5
Politics 21–2 Riverboat Discovery (Fairbanks) 14, 175 festivals 49
Polychrome Pass 167, 168 Robert Service Cabin (Dawson City) hotels 243
Population 22–3 200–201 map 103
Portage Glacier Rocky coastlines 33 restaurants 252
Turnagain Arm tour 85 Rodeos 48 Seward, William H 55, 148
Post, Wiley 226 Rogers, Will 226 Seward Community Library and
Pratt Museum (Homer) 13, 112 Roosevelt, Franklin D 58, 88, 207 Museum 102–3
Prehistoric man 53 Round Island 208 Seward Highway 84, 97
Pribilof, Gerassim 216 Russian-American Company 55, 155 Seward Peninsula 234
Pribilof Islands 203, 216–17 Russian Bishop’s House (Sitka) 37, 141 Seward Silver Salmon Derby 47
map 216 Russian Cemetery (Sitka) 141 Seward Waterfront 102
wildlife 217 Russian culture 36–7 Shaishnikov, Innokenti 214
Prince of Wales Island 54, 132–3 Sitka 140–41 Shakes V, Chief 136
map 132 Russian explorers 54–5 Sheldon, Don 162, 163
Prince William Sound 40, 115–23 Russian Orthodox Church 19, 36–7 Sheldon Jackson Museum (Sitka)
Exxon Valdez oil spill 60, 61, 115, Christmas 49 140
121 Old Believers 110 Sheldon Museum (Haines) 148
hotels 243 see also Cathedrals; Churches Shelikov, Grigory 54
map 116–17 RVs (Recreational Vehicles) 289 Sheridan Glacier 123
restaurants 253 renting 288, 289 Ship Creek 67
visitor information 271 RV parks 239 Ship Creek Salmon Viewing Platform
Prince William Sound Science Center (Anchorage) 78
(Cordova) 122 S Ships see Boats
Princiotta, Josef Sable Pass 168 Shishaldin Volcanoes 213
The Last Blue Whale 75 Safety 274–5 Shopping
Priteca, B Marcus 74 bears 111 Anchorage 92–3
Proenneke, Dick 209 cruise ship excursions 263 on cruise ships 260
Prudhoe Bay 14, 21, 60, 186, 224 travel safety advice 270, 271 Shrine of St. Therese of Lisieux
hotels 245 Safety Sound 234 145
Public holidays 49 St. Elias Range 192 Sing Lee Alley (Petersburg) 138
Public use cabins 240, 241 St. George Island 216, 217 Sitka 15, 19, 38, 125, 134–5, 140–41
Purdy, Anne 196 St. Herman’s Theological Seminary festivals 46
(Kodiak) 37
R St. Innocent Russian Orthodox history 55
hotels 244
Races, dog sled 43, 49 Cathedral (Anchorage) 19, 65, 78 map 140–41
Radio 279 St. Lawrence Island 235 restaurants 254
Rafting 266, 267 St. Mark’s Mission Church (Nenana) Sitka, Battle of (1804) 141
Denali National Park 167 173 Sitka History Museum 140
Railroads see Trains St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox Sitka National Historical Park 15, 141
Rainforest, temperate 32, 131 Cathedral (Sitka) 37, 124, 140 Sitka Summer Music Festival 46
Raven the Creator (Hoover) 76 St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church Skagway 15, 38, 125, 150–51
Red Dog Saloon (Juneau) 143 (Eklutna) 37, 81 hotels 244
Red Onion Saloon (Skagway) 150 St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church map 150–51
Redington, Joe 43, 89 (Juneau) 37 restaurants 254
Reid, Frank 151 St. Paul Island 204, 216, 217 Skagway Museum 151
Reindeer Farm 88 Sales taxes 271 Skiing 265, 267
Renting cars and RVs 288, 289 Salmon 21 Arctic Man Classic 185
Resolution Park (Anchorage) 75 Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory festivals 46
Restaurants 246–55 137 Hilltop Ski Area (Anchorage)
accessibility 247 Kenai River 100 80–81
Anchorage 250 King Cove 213 Skilak Lake 108
Arctic and Western Alaska 255 Macaulay Salmon Hatchery 144 Sledding 42–3
children in 247 Ninilchik River 110 Smith, Soapy 151
on cruise ships 261 Ship Creek Salmon Viewing Smith, “Tarantula Jack” 188
dress codes 246 Platform (Anchorage) 78 Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
Eastern Interior Alaska 255 Sterling 108 (Anchorage) 72
The Flavors of Alaska 248–9 Salmonfest (Ninilchik) 47 Smithsonian Institution, Washington
Greater Anchorage 251 Sam Fox Museum (Dillingham) 208 DC 115
Kenai Peninsula 251–2 Sand Point 212–13 Smoking 271
opening hours 246 Savage River 168 Snowmachining 265, 267
prices 247 Savoonga 235 Soldotna 97, 99, 108
Prince William Sound 253 Sawyer Glaciers 38 hotels 243
reservations 246 Saxman Totem Park (Ketchikan) 126, restaurants 252
Southeast Alaska 253–4 129 Soldotna Historical Society Museum
Southwest Alaska 255 Schwatka, Lt. Frederick 215 108
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