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State Flower
• adopted in 1917• It is called Forget
Me Not• In 1959 the flower
was adopted as the official state flower
State Bird• The Willow Ptarmigan
is Alaska's state bird• The wings are white• Weighs about 1 ½
pounds• Some of the foods that
the Willow Ptarmigan eats is willow twigs, willow buds, and a little birch
Glacier Bay• When you go to
Glacier Bay you can only get there by air or water.
• Ten years ago there were no sea otters at Glacier Bay now there is about 1,200.
Alyeska Ski Resort
631 inches is the average snow fall.
The total skiable acres are 1,400.
Interesting Facts
• Alaska is so big the countries England, France, Germany, and Switzerland could fit in Alaska.
• 63.5 feet tall stood the tallest snowman in the country built by Anchorage in 1988 Myron Ace led the team that built “Super Frosty.”
• Coffman Cove in Southeast Alaska has the highest zip code in the country it is 99950.
