Commercial fishing brings much of the income in Craig. There are two harbors in the center of town. Tourism provides jobs and income to the community. Lodges are available to guests who visit the island for the salmon fishing as well as black bear and deer hunting. Another main employer in Craig is the U.S. Forest Service.
Deering, Alaska
Deering is a city in Alaska, United States. It is on the Seward Peninsula.
Delta Junction, Alaska
Delta Junction is a city in Alaska, in the United States.
Dillingham, Alaska
Dillingham is a city in Alaska. It is in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. Dillingham is on Nushagak Bay. Dillingham has no roads from the Alaska Highway. The only way to reach Dillingham is by plane or sea.
Dillingham was once known as the Pacific salmon capital of the world. Commercial fishing is an important part of the local economy.
Dillingham is the headquarters for nearby Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is home to walruses, seals, terrestrial mammals, migratory birds and fish. It includes one of the largest wild herring fisheries in the world.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus (BBC) is in Dillingham.
Diomede, Alaska
Diomede is a city in Alaska, United States. It is on Little Diomede Island. The island is in the middle of the Bering Strait. It is near the International Date Line.
There are no major roads on the island. There also are no banks or restaurants. A general store has basic supplies, while a laundromat has washers, dryers, and showers for people living in the village. There is a medical clinic for basic health care found in the same building as the store and laundromat. Diomede is the only place people live on the island. Mail is delivered to the island by helicopter.
Sablet
Sablet is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Saignon
Saignon is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Eagle, Alaska
Eagle is a city of the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in the state of Alaska, United States.
Saint-Christol, Vaucluse
Saint-Christol is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Eek, Alaska
Eek is a town in Alaska. It is about 400 miles west of Anchorage.
The name comes from an Eskimo word that means "two eyes".
Egegik, Alaska
Egegik is a city in Alaska, United States. It is on the shore of Bristol Bay.
Ekwok, Alaska
Ekwok is a city in Alaska.
Elim, Alaska
Elim is a town in Alaska, United States.
Emmonak, Alaska
Emmonak is a small city on the west coast of Alaska. It is built beside the mouth of the Yukon River about five kilometres from the Bering Sea. In 2010 there were about 762 people living in Emmonak. The main industry in the town is commercial salmon fishing.
Saint-Didier, Vaucluse
Saint-Didier is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a city in Alaska. It has 35,132 people. The only city in Alaska with more people is Anchorage. It was started in 1901 is named after Charles W. Fairbanks, an American Senator and Vice President. It is on the Chena River. The University of Alaska has one of its main campuses in Fairbanks.
Being so far north, Fairbanks has long, very cold winters. It is normal for the temperature to be −15 °F (−26 °C) to −25 °F (−32 °C), and it can get as cold as −60 °F (−51 °C). The summers are short but warm by Alaska standards. It is usually around 70 °F (21 °C), but it can get as warm as 90 °F (32 °C). In the winter the days are very short, on the winter solstice it is light outside for less than three hours. In the summer the opposite is true, it can be light outside for twenty two hours a day. This is called the midnight sun.
False Pass, Alaska
False Pass is a city in Alaska.
Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron
Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Fort Yukon, Alaska
Fort Yukon is a city in Alaska. It is the hometown of Alaska Congressman Don Young and is served by Fort Yukon Airport.
Galena, Alaska
Galena is a town in Alaska, United States. There are no roads leading to the town. Supplies come by the river or by airplane.
Galena is on the north bank of the Yukon River. The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge is to the southwest.
Gambell, Alaska
Gambell is a town in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is on St. Lawrence Island.
Golovin, Alaska
Golovin is a town in Alaska, United States. It is on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska.
The town name is in honor of Russian Vice-Admiral Vasily Golovnin. The town name was spelled incorrectly. Nearby Golovnin Bay has the correct spelling.
Golovin is a checkpoint, or stop along the way for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux is a commune. It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Goodnews Bay, Alaska
Goodnews Bay is a city in Alaska.
Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison
Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison is a commune. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in the Vaucluse department in south France.
Grayling, Alaska
Grayling is a town in Alaska, United States. The town name is "Sixno' Xidakagg" in the Holikachuk language.
The town is a checkpoint, or stop along the way for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Gustavus, Alaska
Gustavus is a town in Alaska, United States. The town is along the bank of the Salmon River. During the summer, the town has ferry service to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Saint-Martin-de-Castillon
Saint-Martin-de-Castillon is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Kachemak, Alaska
Kachemak is a small city in the US state of Alaska. It is in the southern part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The city is about in size. According to the 2010 United States Census, there were 472 people living there in 2010.
Kachemak is north east of Homer, Alaska, a larger city. It is on the north side of Kachemak Bay, in south-central Alaska. The city covers a total of of land, according to the United States Census Bureau. The city limits do not include any water. The city has only one road: East End Road.
In 2010, there were 472 people living in Kachemak. These people were mostly caucasian (white), along with a few African-Americans, Asians, and American Indians. There were 226 men and 246 women living there then. About half of the population (45.3%) was sixteen years old or older.
Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque
Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.
Kake, Alaska
Kake is a town in Alaska, United States. It is on the northwest coast of Kupreanof Island.
The town name comes from a Tlingit word that means “mouth of dawn” or “opening of daylight”.
Kaktovik, Alaska
Kaktovik is a city in Alaska.
Kaltag, Alaska
Kaltag is a town in Alaska. Kaltag is on the west bank of the Yukon River, 120 km (75 miles) west of Galena. In 2002, there were 230 people living in Kaltag. Most of the people who live in Kaltag are native Americans.
The first people to live in the area were the Koyokon people, part of the Athabascan nation. They used Kaltag as a cemetery for surrounding villages. It is on an old walking track which led west through the mountains to Unalakleet. The Athabascans had many camps in the area. They moved as the animals they hunted for food moved to different areas. There were 12 summer fish camps on the Yukon River between the Koyukuk River and the Nowitna River.
The Russians named Kaltag after a Koyokon man named Kaltaga.
In 1839 smallpox killed many of the people who lived in the area.