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A collection of photographs of the people and landscapes along a rough trail into Alaska's interior, taken nearly 125 years ago.
Once a bustling gold mining town in the early 1900s, Ester — located just west of Fairbanks off the George Parks Highway — ...
Watch huge chunks of ice calve off massive glaciers and splash spectacularly into the water at Glacier Bay National Park and ...
Discovery Channel's Gold Rush has captivated viewers since 2010 with its gritty portrayal of miners chasing fortune in the ...
Felix Pedro, an Italian immigrant, discovered gold in a creek northeast of Fairbanks on July 22, 1902, triggering the gold ...
As a history teacher seeking to revive interest in Alaska’s past, Mr. Seavey was part of the first Iditarod dogsled race in 1973 on a 1,000-mile trail to Nome.
The disappearance of glaciers is not only leading to the creation of new fish habitat, but it's also creating opportunities ...
Dustin Hurt's hand injury from Gold Rush White Water in season 8 episode 2 was something I didn't expect could have happened! He hurt himself experimenting with the Deuce Sluice’s pulley system; he br ...
At another Gold Rush: White Water site, Dustin used a similar method to move boulders. They tied heavy rocks with strong cables and used a motor to pull them, clearing the stream for diving.