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Ladies in floor-length traveling gowns pose at the edge of a glacier. Men in driving dusters wave at the camera from the running boards of a "touring car." While miners were grubbing in the mud for gold, well-dressed tourists were heading north to see the Last Frontier for themselves.
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Circle Hot Springs
(2 pages)
The naturally heated mineral waters of Circle Hot Springs had cleansed and comforted Athabascan Indians for generations.
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Mt. McKinley Tourist & Transportation Co. (Slideshow)
In 1917, Mount McKinley was established as a national park to protect the wildlife that inhabited the area.
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The Road to Tourism
(2 pages)
Today, tourism is Alaska's second major industry; however, until about 50 years ago, only the richest and/or hardiest vacationer would strike out for the Last Frontier.
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