In the middle of March 1942, approximately one month after President Franklin Rosevelt authorized the highway, the Army Corps of Engineers began arriving in Alaska. More than 10,000 soldiers came with ...

Alaska Highway reveals a peaceful winter scene where a long road cuts through endless snow covered forest beneath soft golden ...

Have you ever driven the Alcan — or just wished you could? The 1,520-mile road through Canada and Alaska is a magnet for adventurous travelers. There are some hardships: rough pavement, dust, mud, and ...

Three friends, an RV and a thirst to explore: Welcome to the ultimate road trip along the Alaska Highway. No billboards or motels, just 3,000 miles of glorious wilderness, scenery and memories. We ...

The starting signpost of the newly completed Alaska Highway sits in Edmonton, Alberta, ca. 1942. * Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis * 1942: The Alaska Highway officially opens to military ...

In his first official visit to the Yukon during five years as Alaska’s governor, Mike Dunleavy signed an agreement that commits more than $31 million to repairing a damaged section of the Alaska ...

FORT NELSON, BC, May 13, 2026 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is taking action to rehabilitate the Alaska Highway and protect it from climate-related damage. Today, the Honourable Joël Lightbound, ...

Built as one of the original roadways into Alaska, most would barely recognize the Denali Highway as a headlining thoroughfare—it’s just a 135-mile two-lane gravel path, completely closed to car ...

1942: The Alaska Highway officially opens to military traffic. Until the early 1940s, Alaska was a neglected U.S. territory. The Klondike gold rush of the 1880s and '90s was a distant memory, and oil ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the Premier of the Yukon Ranj Pillai, pose for a photo in the Cabinet office during a visit to Whitehorse on Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Photo by Justin Kennedy/Government of ...