Juneau, Alaska: A City Where Indigenous Culture, Rich History, and Nature’s Wonders Collide

In Juneau, Alaska, you’ll be able to see wild bears up close—and many other memorable sights.
Juneau, Alaska: A City Where Indigenous Culture, Rich History, and Nature’s Wonders Collide
Coast Mountains, Brotherhood Park, in Juneau, Alaska. SCStock/Getty Images
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I’m in one of America’s best-known state capitals, watching a black bear hoist a fat salmon from a suburban creek. Dinner!

Not a sight you’d see in most cities.

Eric Lucas
Eric Lucas
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Eric Lucas is a retired associate editor at Alaska Beyond Magazine and lives on a small farm on a remote island north of Seattle, where he grows organic hay, beans, apples, and squash.
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