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Towering 20,310 feet above the Alaskan interior, Denali is the largest mountain in North America. It’s located within Denali National Park and Preserve, a beautiful mix of tundra, rivers and mountains across 6.1 million acres. But it’s not just Denali’s snow-capped peak that makes this place so special. The park is home to an incredible variety of wildlife, including 37 mammal species, including the “Big Five” – brown bear, moose, wolves, Dall sheep and caribou, and 130 bird species. It’s no wonder Denali National Park is one of the top destinations for visitors to Alaska. Make the most of your…
Alaska contains 17 of North America’s tallest peaks, over 27,000 glaciers, the United States’ only temperate rainforest, and seemingly endless acres of shoreline. Alaska’s vast landscape — bigger than Texas, California and Montana combined — delivers endless opportunities for land-based adventures and cruising along the coastline. It’s no wonder why so many travelers dream of visiting Alaska, and why planning a vacation to the nation’s largest state can feel a bit daunting. Here are the state’s top travel tips to get you started. Do I need a passport to go to Alaska?What is the best month to go to Alaska?How much…
Click to enlarge At the rear of the Monroe Building, at the entrance to the Stocked & Ready Food Pantry, Catrielle Alexander (left), Jennifer Mondragon, Christopher Ginn, Chancellor Cam Patterson and the UAMS mascot, Lady, celebrate the pantry’s fifth anniversary. July 19, 2024 | The UAMS Stocked & Reddie Food Pantry celebrated its fifth anniversary on July 15 and has served more than 1.1 million meals. “If you think about how this started, it started because it’s part of our institutional values. Think about things like a living wage for all employees and the UAMS Child Development Center. These are…
Christy Martin enjoys the beauty of her clients’ yards every day. Photo provided. By Mary HirschGuest Columnist Syracuse — Christy Martin is the newest director of the Syracuse Wawasee History Museum. “I’ve always been interested in and involved with the area where I was born and raised. All of the Native American history here is fascinating, as are the families in our community. The lake is super cool,” Martin said. Christy Martin designs and maintains cottage gardens for her clients. Photo courtesy. After graduating from Wawasee High School, Martin earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics and a minor…
July 19, 2024 Backyard BBQ has added three food trucks this season, adding more barbecue options and new concepts like fries, ice cream and fresh-squeezed lemonade. Willy’s Fries debuted at Golf Addiction’s Food Truck Tuesday in mid-June. “It’s a pretty interesting concept and it’s pretty new to the Sioux Falls area,” said Eric Elenkiewicz, whose father started Backyard BBQ as a restaurant in Brookings and expanded it to Sioux Falls in 2014. The new Willy’s Fries will feature loaded shoestring-style fries, including the classic chili cheese version. Elenkiewicz said an early hit will be the Gyro Fries, seasoned with garlic…
Tressa VersteegFrom the July 2024 issue Wild blueberries thrive in the East, taking root in the region’s thin soil after the glaciers retreated more than 10,000 years ago. That’s why a large purple geodesic dome rises from the ground beside Highway 1 in Columbia Falls. Marie and Del Emerson built the structure in 2001, a few miles from their farm, Wescogas Wild Blueberries. The dome was originally planned as a farm stand that would be more visible than the hidden barren land. They sold fresh wild blueberries, as well as blueberry jam and blueberry pie. But the place quickly grew…
Berkowitz is a primary care physician and health researcher. When I was a medical resident, one of my patients was brought into the emergency room with a change in his mental status. Unlike the medical mysteries I love to read about in magazines, his diagnosis was clear from the first test: a fingerstick glucose test. He was taking his diabetes medication regularly, but he had food anxiety and ate irregularly. This led to hypoglycemia, which caused his symptoms. Fifteen years later, that patient’s story still stays with me. I’m still a family physician, but I’m also a health researcher focused…
In the year and a half since Turkey was hit by two major earthquakes, authorities have built and handed over 76,000 new homes to their owners, just a quarter of the number promised by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the full year, the Ihras News Agency (İHA) reported on Friday. The magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck 11 provinces in southern and southeastern Turkey on February 6, 2023 killed more than 53,000 people, injured or displaced hundreds of thousands, and caused extensive damage. In April 2023, President Erdogan announced that the government would build 650,000 new homes for earthquake…
Those who remember their kindergarten days may recall the tradition of an afternoon nap: a hectic morning of activity followed by some much-needed quiet time after lunch and a break. Decades later, we’re all exhausted and irritated after long hours of work and meetings. Suddenly, the idea of enjoying a forgotten nap sounds very appealing. Are we just being lazy, or is there some encouraging science behind the afternoon nap?What is a Siesta?A siesta is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, usually after lunch. It may seem lazy to us in our over-packed lives, but it’s actually an…
The long-awaited day of Moody’s Turkiye credit rating has arrived. In its assessment on January 12, international credit rating agency Moody’s confirmed Turkey’s credit rating at “B3” and changed the rating outlook from “stable” to “positive”. Moreover, with Turkey recently being removed from the grey list, expectations for Moody’s Turkiye credit rating are trending positive. So when and at what time will Moody’s Turkiye credit rating be announced? More details on this matter are as follows… July 19, 2024 – 17:42 | Last updated: July 19, 2024 – 17:42 Moody’s is conducting…