Palmer, AKLat / Lon: 61.5997°N / 149.1128°W
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Palmer, AK (Alaska) - Palmer depot with a narrow gauge locomotive. |  | Advertisements: |
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Palmer, AK (Alaska) - This is the view as you travel toward Anchorage from Palmer. Pioneer Peak is to the left with Twin Peaks to the right. The "Ghost Forest" is shown in the foreground. These trees died from the subsidence that occurred in the area as a result of the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964. | 
Palmer, AK (Alaska) - The Alaska State Fair just outside of Palmer. |
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07/19/11 DVD reviews of 'Take Me Home Tonight,' 'Limitless,' 'Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series'
07/19/11 Local farmers markets keep adding new and interesting products. This week at the Anchorage Farmers Market at 15th Avenue and Cordova Street, Franco Magrini will be selling food products made with Alaska grown produce. This week he intends to have arugula pesto, Alaska herb ravioli and Alaska barbecue sauce.
07/18/11 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - They're willing to forgo showers for days and battle the voracious mosquitoes of Alaska's Arctic, for the sake of science. This tiny group of Alaska Native honors students emba...
07/17/11 RACHEL D'ORO Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska They're willing to forgo showers for days and battle the giant mosquitoes of Alaska's Arctic, for the sake of science. This tiny group of Alaska Native honors students embarked Sunday on a camping field trip to the Institute of Arctic Biology's Toolik field station in northern Alaska. The complex, which draws scientists from all over the world, is ...
07/16/11 ANCHORAGE (Alaska) - AN EARTHQUAKE of 6.1 magnitude rocked a portion of Alaska's eastern Aleutian Islands on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was anticipated and there were no reports of damage, officials said. The earthquake was centered about 80 kilometres south-west of Sand Point, a fishing community with nearly 1,000 residents, said the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer ...
07/15/11 Minnesota State Moorhead officials announced they have set a goal of raising $37 million for an endowment to fund the addition of NCAA Division I hockey.
07/11/11 Adam Baxter defeated Tim Ruf 4 and 3 on Sunday at Eagleglen Golf Club to win the Alaska state match play championship.
07/08/11 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska State Troopers have released the names of two troopers who fatally shot a 19-year-old man allegedly threatening them with a gun. The troopers were identified Thursday as...
07/08/11 Alaska State Troopers have released the names of two troopers who fatally shot a 19-year-old man allegedly threatening them with a gun.
07/08/11 Emma Hill belts out sultry, folksy vocals, singing lyrics about sex, torment and lost love on her latest album, "Meet Me at the Moon," released earlier this year. With country twang and old-timey blues accompanying each song, the album's rhythmic melodies carry the seductive allure of Hill's voice, which sounds like a cross between Adele and Paula Cole, with a little Patsy Cline thrown into the ...
07/08/11 Alaska State Troopers cited dozens of commercial and others July 1-6 for violations ranging from fishing in closed waters of Bristol Bay to having unlicensed crew members on board, as well as sport fishing violations.
07/01/11 The Secret Weapon and the Peacekeeper will take center stage on the drag strip this weekend.
06/29/11 A 20-year-old runner from Michigan won the 2011 Spit Run last Saturday, edging out Lars Arneson, winner of the event in 2009 and 2010, by 15 seconds. Nick Petro ran the 10-kilometer race from Homer High School to Land's End Resort in 33 minutes, 47 seconds.
06/28/11 At Old Macdonald Course Bandon, Ore. Yardage: 6,098; Par: 71 First Round Kelsey Vines, San Antonio, 34-37-- 71 Cheyenne Woods, Phoenix, 33-39-- 72 Julie Yang, Mesa, Ariz., 35-37-- 72 Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif., 35-38-- 73 Christine Wolf, Chattanooga, Tenn., 32-42-- 74 Brittany Altomare, Shrewsbury, Mass., 34-41-- 75 Annie Park, Levittown, N.Y., 36-39-- 75 Sally Watson, Scotland, 36-39-- 75 ...
06/26/11 Leslie Varys of Wasilla on Saturday won a five-kilometer footrace in Palmer for the second time this month, clocking 18 minutes, 35 seconds, to win the women's division in the 2011 Race for Technology.
06/25/11 After months of speculation regarding her future, we finally can confirm that Sarah Palin indeed is a candidate.
06/25/11 Scott Blake of Copper River Seafoods, and Jim Harmon of SeaShare shared top leadership awards with Ralph Carney, of Alaska Chip Co., and Palmer farmer Ben Vanderweele at the recent Global Food Alaska's biennial event in Soldotna.
06/25/11 Play will begin Monday, June 27th for both the U.S. Men's and Women's Amateur Public Links championships at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. A total of 312 players will make the trek to the remote corner of southwest Oregon to play two courses at the world-class facility.
06/25/11 The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship will begin Monday, June 27th. The championship will be held concurrently at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in southwest Oregon with the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. The two championships will be played on the Bandon Trails and Old Macdonald courses.
06/24/11 A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean more than 1,000 miles west of Anchorage on Thursday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for part of the remote Aleutian Islands chain. No damage or injuries were reported. The warning, which extended for roughly 800 miles -- from Unimak Pass, northeast of Dutch Harbor, westward to Amchitka Pass, west of Adak Island -- was canceled ... |
