Salmon canning was big business in San Francisco for a long time. In the early 20th century, sailing ships would head for Alaska each summer, carrying all the men, supplies and machinery needed for ...

Some of Alaska’s early roadhouses continue to welcome travelers with a bowl of soup and a warm fire, while others stand as ...

Instead, this lowly shoe, on loan to the museum from the National Park Service, is part of a new exhibition commemorating the centennial of the Klondike/Alaska gold rush. "As Precious as Gold ...

Valdez holds a unique place in Alaska history. In the early 1900s, Valdez enjoyed a prosperous Gold Rush era. Families settled in, and a town was born. Its landscape changed forever when the 1964 ...

Gold Rush season 9 premiered on Discovery on April 18, 2025. It showcased a team of gold miners who found a potential mining site first, and then bought it in the hopes of finding precious metal.