arts entertainment Travel Annual fur festival draws tourists to Alaska's frozen frontier Since 1935, the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous -- locals simply call it Rondy -- has brightened the long, dark ...

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Founded in 1935, the Fur Rendezvous festival — which runs through March 3— is a staple of winter in Anchorage.

Sophia Scull, from Seattle, is thrown into the air during the Rondy blanket toss that was held the evening of February 27, 2016 in the middle of a closed 4th Avenue near C Street.

Fur Rondy is upon us again and the Anchorage festival will have plenty of events for Alaskans to choose from. One of the longstanding traditions of the celebration is the Fur Rondy Melodrama. On ...

The official name is Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, but the locals call it simply "Rondy," and it's the biggest winter festival in the state.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety is shopping for some distinctly Northern items of clothing: a collection of fur hats.

Kayok, a northern fur seal, found a permanent home at Mystic Aquarium after being rescued in Alaska. (Mystic Aquarium) She was spotted swimming erratically and struggling to forage for food.

The Alaska State Museum broke new ground this year — not on the new building, but inside it, where Chilkat weaver Anna Brown Ehlers has been restoring a 100-year-old diving whale dancing blanket ...