An Unique Running Experience Come to Anchorage, Alaska for the 29th Annual Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon during Alaska's summer solstice on Saturday, June 22 2002! Join more than 4, 000 runners as you wind through Anchorage's award-winning trail system. Endless daylight and incredible scenery are just a three-hour flight from Seattle. Run along the beautiful coastal trail, with the steely waters ...

Who are these people, what are they watching ... and WHAT is that man in the middle wearing ! It's the Fur Rendezvous, also known as Fur Rondy, Anchorage's February festival. And these people are watching the sled dog weight pull. In this event, the dogs demonstrate their strength by hauling weighted sleds several yards. The weights can total 1, 000 pounds or more. Alaska's fur trade isn't what ...