Alaska

By: A.C. __ ** State Info ** __ My state is Alaska of the "Lost Frontier". Alasks became a state on January 3rd, !959. The state motto is "North to the Future". Alaska's state bird is the Willow Ptarmigan. And the state flower is the forget-me-not. ** History ** There are many important dates in Alaska's history. Here are five of them. The first one is th Klondike goldrush. At least 100,000 miners set out to find gold but only about 30,000 completed the trip. Another important date is when the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor. In June 1942 a Japanese aircraft attacked and bombed Dutch Harbor for two days straight. Fourty three Americans died in the bombardment. An important date for Alaska's economy is when large oil reserves were found near the Prudhoe Bay. Ever since that they have produced about 558 billion gallons of oil. A terrible but important day in Alaska was when an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2. It caused a lot of damage and killed 131 people. Another terrible event was when the Exxon Valdez broke open and spilled oil all along the coast line of Alaska. The 11 million gallons of oil spilled is still floating around near the coast of Alaska. Some of the places im going to go to while i'm there are pretty popular. One of them is the Anchorage zoo. I want to go there because i like animals and I like a lot of them that live near Alaska. Another wildlife attraction im visitingis the Alaska Sea Life Center. It's an aquarium and i like sea life to and thats why im going there. The other three places im going are for entertainment. Im going to the Alyeska Ski Resort, the Baranov Museum and a Portage Glaicer Cruise. Im going to those places because they look very entertaining and fun.
 * Alaska **
 * Places I'm Visiting **

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Wednsday, June 31st- Thursday, July 1st- Harrisburg PA to Anchorage, AK ** On July 1st we will be departing from Harrisburg, PA and arriving in Anchorage, AK. Then when we get there we will find our hotel and unpack. We will enjoy the amenities there such as the restaruant. I hope their sea food is as good as i hear. Then on July 2nd the next day we will be going to th Anchorage Zoo. I love animals and i hope to see some big ones. Like bears, and wolves. Hopefully we get to see some animals i've never heard of. On July 3rd we are going to the Alaska Sea Life Center, which is also in Anchorage. I hope to see some weird looking fish while im there. I really want to see an octopuss because i think they are cool looking with all of those tenticals and suction cups on them. Then on the 4th of July we are going to have some fun at the Alyeska ski resort in Anchorage. I wouldnt be skiing while i was there though, I'd be snowboarding. I'd like to see my mom and sister fall, that would halirous. HAHA! [] Then on July 5th we are going to another city called Kodiak. That day we are going to the Baranov Museum to see some intersting things about Alaska's history. I hope to see things about Alaskan tribes from the past. They always intrest me. The next day, on July 6th we are going to are last atracttion. It's the Portage Glaicer Cruise. I'm intrested to see what kind of stuff we will see while on the mini-cruise. Hopefully we will sea some different things that we never saw before. Then on July 7th we are waking up early and going home. We will board our plane as early as possible and head home. We will be departing from Anchorage, AK and arriving home in Harrisburg, PA.
 * Itineray
 * Friday, July 2nd- Anchorage**
 * Saturday, July 3rd- Anchorage**
 * Monday, July 4th- Anchorage**
 * Tuesday, July 5th- Kodiak**
 * Wednsday, July 6th- Kodiak**
 * Thursday, July 7th- Friday July 8th - Anchorage, AK to Harrisburg, PA**

**Travel Plans** Leaving From **: Airline: American Airlines Time:12:40 pm- 12: 34 am (next day arrival) Flight Numbers: # 3730, #1801, #7001 Layover City and State: 1. Chicago IL, 2. Seattle, WA Lenth of Trip: 15 hrs 54 mins Destination: Ancorage AK
 * Flight info:

Airline: American Airlines Time: 12:40 pm-12:34 am ( next day arrival) Flight Numbers: # 7001, #1801, #3730 Layover City and State: 1. Seattle, WA, 2. Chicago, IL Lenth of Trip: 15 hrs 54 mins Denstination: Harrisburg PA
 * Returnig From: **

Rental Company: Budget Rent a Car Type of Car: SUV Model of Car: Ford Explorer Weekly Rate:$1018 Mileage Allowed: Unlimited Picking up Vehicle: Anchorage, AK, 6/30/10, 1:00am Dropping off Vehicle: Anchorage, AK, 7/7/10, 12:00am []
 * Car Rental: **

I. Westmark Anchorage a. 720 W FIFTH AVE Anchorage, AK 99501 b. 888-Travelocity c. $213 a night d. Amenities 1. Restaraunt 2. High Speed Internet 3. Room Service 4. Dry Cleaning/Laundry 5. Convention Center II. Denali Park Hotel a. Mile 247 Parks Highway Healy, AK 99743 b. 888-Travelocity c. $99 a night 1. High Speed Internet 2. Wi-Fi acsess 3. Television's in every room 4. Queen- King size beds 5. Household kitchen aplainces: refridgeirator, microwave,ect []
 * Accommodations: **

1. Feed the cat 2. Find babysitter for the cat 3. Clean the house 4. Turn of electricity 5. Cut the grass 6. Weed the garden 7. Do the laundry 8. Clean out gutters on the roof 9. Lock everything 10. Find someone to get our mail and newspaper []
 * Pre Trip Planning:**

Car Rental Gas: $65 Hotel: $1297 Food: $812 Entertainment: $500 Shopping: $200 Round Trip Airfare: $5808 Car Rental: $1018 Miscellaneous: $100 Total: $9800 []
 * Estimated Costs:**



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