Kennicott Archives – Princess Lodges https://www.princesslodges.com/tag/kennicott/ Alaska Wilderness Lodges & Vacations Mon, 23 Dec 2019 02:40:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 233882718 Weekend at Base Camp: Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge https://www.princesslodges.com/blog/copper-river-princess/weekend-at-base-camp-copper-river-princess-wilderness-lodge/ Tue, 18 May 2010 22:56:12 +0000 http://www.princesslodges.com/blog/?p=314 It’s not surprising that Alaska is home to the nation’s largest national park, but you might be surprised that, unlike Denali, many Alaskans have never even been there. Driving through miles of wilderness to the Copper River Valley towards Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a steady reminder that you’re headed off-the-beaten path. Yet when you […]

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]]> 314 Activity of the Week: A trip back in time https://www.princesslodges.com/blog/copper-river-princess/activity-of-the-week-a-trip-back-in-time/ https://www.princesslodges.com/blog/copper-river-princess/activity-of-the-week-a-trip-back-in-time/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 15:40:31 +0000 http://www.princesslodges.com/blog/?p=305 Travel back to 1938, to a glacier-carved valley deep in the heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Kennicott is a classic mining town, with life revolving around company operations and the nearby town of McCarthy booming with restaurants, pool halls, hotels, saloons and a thriving red light district. A train pulls up to the Kennicott […]

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