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Slow Travel, Slow Food

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 3:00 PM by Travel Juneau

First there was “slow food” that started in Italy in 1986. It encouraged people to connect and explore cuisine thoughtfully and with intention. Now along comes “slow travel.” The slow travel philosophy encourages travelers to immerse themselves more

Five reasons to appreciate the rain

Friday, July 19, 2024 5:00 PM

As a coastal mountain community along the Inside Passage, Juneau gets its fair share of “liquid sunshine.” We are surrounded by a 1500-square-mile icefield and located in part of the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest (the largest temperate

Fireweed: Alaska's Summer Calendar

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 4:00 PM by Travel Juneau

The familiar deep pink fireweed that is blooming around Juneau right now serves as Juneau’s calendar of how much summer is left. Plants continue to grow into June and blossoms begin to form. Fireweed starts blooming from the base of the flower moving