Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska; it is located in the south central part of Alaska. Anchorage is perfect for people who love: hiking, fishing, canoeing, shopping, camping, playing, ice climbing, exploring, learning and chilly days with a nice cup of hot chocolate.  Anchorage is also known as The City of Lights and Flowers.  Some of the major roads in Anchorage, Alaska would include: Seward Highway - Interstate A-3, Glenn Highway - Interstate A-1 and Parks Highway (Alaska Route 3)

For people visiting Anchorage the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is the most convenient airport since it is about six miles from downtown Anchorage. Some of the airline carriers in the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport would be: Air Canada, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Frontier Flying Service, Grant Aviation, Hageland Aviation Services, Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Era Aviation, Pen Air, China Airlines, Condor Airlines, Continental Airlines, Dalavia, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, US Airways and Vladivostok Air. There are also some carrier airlines that only fly in the summer, which would include: Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Omni Air International and North American Airlines.

In Anchorage there is a railroad system that works year around and serves both passenger and freight. In the winter some of the terminals are closed since less people use the system in the winter.  Anchorage also has the People Mover, the bus system that provides carpool services. The Anchor Rides is another bus system, which provides with point - to - point transportation for seniors and people with disabilities.

Anchorage has large variety of Hotels, Hostels, Motels, Inns, Suites, Bed & Breakfasts, Cabins, Rentals, Camping and RV Parks to choose from.  These hotels vary in price and tastes.  Such hotels would include: Anchorage Grand Hotel, Best Western Golden Lion Hotel, Diamond Center Hotel, Hilton Anchorage, Historic Anchorage Hotel, Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage Marriot Downtown, Hampton Inn Anchorage, Courtyard By Marriot Anchorage, 26^th Street Hostel, Bent Prop Inn & Hostel of Alaska, Anchorage International Hostel – Downtown, Spenard Hostel International, Arctic Inn Motel, Bird Ridge Motel, Motel 6, Holiday Inn Express Anchorage, Hilton Garden Inn Anchorage, Qupqugiaq Inn, Puffin Inn, Chandler Inn, America’s Best Inns & Suites, Lakeshore Motor Inn, Parkwood Inn & Suites, Embassy Suites, Eagle Street Suites & Extended Stay, Anchorage Uptown Suites, A B&B at Conner Lake, Alaska Chalet Bed & Breakfast, Alaska European B&B, Anchorage Bed and Breakfast, Copper Whale Inn, Downtown Guest House, Earth Bed & Breakfast & Tours, Indian B&B, Quyana Bed & Breakfast, South Bluff Bed and Breakfast, Caribou Inn B&B, Alaska Rentals & Tours, Knik River Lodge, Downtown Guest House, 49^th State Vacation Rentals, Lodging & Tours, Alaska Bed & Roses, Alaska Log Cabin, Chester Creek Loft Vacation Rental, Herrington Furnished Rentals, Stellar Nights Vacation Rental, Creekwood Inn and Golden Nugget Camper Park.

Anchorage has a variety of unforgettable restaurants, eateries and coffee shops that anyone would enjoy.  Some of these restaurants, eateries and coffee shops would include: Arctic Roadrunner, Bar-B-Que Pit, Border Grill, Border Grill, Ding How Restaurant, Ding How Restaurant, Ding How Restaurant, Akai Hana Restaurant, Sushi Garden, Tempura Inn, Tempura Kitchen, Yakitori Restaurant, Greek Corner, Villa Nova Restaurant, Amore Pizza, Campobello, Little Italy, Moose`s Tooth Pub & Pizzaria, Eric`s, Los Arcos Mexican, Top of the World Restaurant, Aladdin`s Fine Mediterranean, Glacier Brew House, Club Paris, Black Angus Meat Market Restaurant, Elmer`s Pancake and Steak House, Harry`s, Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Catfish Haven, Saigon Restaurant and Sea Galley Restaurant.

In the summer there are many fun and exciting activities that can be experienced in Anchorage, some of these activities would include: tours of any beautiful part in Anchorage; berry picking of nearly fifty types of berries; bicycling tours at any beautiful park in Anchorage; bird watching of more than 150 different species of birds; camping; fishing; flightseeing departing from the Anchorage International Airport, Merrill Field or Lake Hood Air Harbor; glacier and wildlife cruises at the Prince William Sound or the Kenai Fjords National Park; gold panning; golfing at the Anchorage Golf Course, Moose Run Golf Course, Eagleglen Golf Course, Palmer Municipal Golf Course, Settlers Bay Golf Course, Sleepy Hollow Golf Course or Tanglewood Lakes Golf Club; hiking at the Flattop Mountain, Turnagain Trail, Williwaw Valley or Chugach State Park; horseback ridding at any of the beautiful trails in Anchorage; hunting; motorcycling; mushroom picking from many of Anchorage’s fields, forests, hillsides and trails; river rafting or canoeing at the Jewel, Cheney or Campbell Lakes; kayaking at the Eklutna Lake, Prince William Sound, Resurrection Bay or Kachemak Bay; summer dog sledding; and wildlife viewing.

Not only are there summer activities in Anchorage but there are also winter activities for people of all ages.  Some of these activities would include: Alpine skiing; sledding at Sunset Park, Conifer Park, Sitka Park, Nunaka Park, Windsong Park, Balto Seppala Park, Connors Lake Park, Kincaid Park or Oceanview Park; dog sledding; ice fishing at the Beach, Campbell Point, Clunie, Delong, Jewel, Mirror or Sand Lakes; skating at Westchester Lagoon; hockey playing at Chester Creek Sports Complex; Nordic skiing at the Nordic Trails, Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail, Russian Jack Springs or Hillside/Bicentennial Parks; Northern Lights Viewing; skijoring; snowboarding at the Hilltop Ski Area, Alpenglow at Arctic Valley, Alyeska Resort, Hatcher Pass and MotherLode Lodge; snowmobiling at the frozen lakes and snowshoeing at Eklutna Lake and Eagle River.

People who love shopping will love to shop at any of Anchorage’s shopping centers.  Some of these shopping centers would include: 4th Avenue Market Place, Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall - Simon, Dimond Center, Mall at Sears, Northway Mall, The Ulu Factory, Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Cooperative, Anchorage Market and Festival, First Friday Art Walk, Chocolate Waterfall, Anchorage Museum Shop, Title Wave Books, Pia's Scandinavian Woolens, Laura Wright Alaskan Parkys, Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Co-op and Army Navy Store.

For an exciting learning experience Anchorage has many museums that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.  Some of these museums would include the following: Alaska Museum of Natural History, Anchorage Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Imaginarium: Science Discovery Center, Oscar Anderson House Museum and Wells Fargo Alaska Heritage Library & Museum.

Anchorage has many exciting places to visit; places for people who enjoy art, music and all kinds of performances. These places would include: Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, First Fridays Art Walk, Movies For Your Mind, Hullabaloo on 3rd Avenue, Anchorage Music Scene and Cyrano’s Off Center Playhouse.

For people who like to watch live sports, Sullivan Arena, Alaska Wild, Mulcahy Stadium would be some of the stadiums and arenas to visit while staying in Anchorage, Alaska.

People planning on attending a university or college in Alaska, might want to consider any of Anchorage’s universities or colleges.  Some of these universities and colleges would include University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Pacific University, Charter College Wayland Baptist University.

We all know how important conservation is, now more then ever, Reduce, Reuse Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening are the responsibility of all people in all places. These are some of Anchorage, Alaska’s programs, in place to help in Environmental Development: Anchorage has a non-profit organization called Green Star, this organization encourages businesses to reduce waste, energy, and pollution.  Anchorage’s schools have recycling programs where they recycle paper and cardboard.  Regional Compost Facility, is a facility that accepts horse manure and yard waste (leaves, tree limbs, and grass) from all the public.  Also the Anchorage Municipality encourages public spaces to recycle; such spaces would include: sporting arenas, museums, airport, and downtown outdoor spaces, City Hall and convention centers.  Anchorage has a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Anchorage is concerned with its Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural recourses hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issues and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come.  Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment.  Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also a good business.  The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if managed properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural recourses. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website.  In addition you may find stories from Individuals, Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment.  www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website.  These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com

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