What Are Your Favorite Anchorage Memories?

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And you're invited to post your comments too.

Anchorage Alaska Stories

Memories of Growing Up in Our Town

Do you have a story about living in, or visiting

Anchorage Alaska?

Were you living there before Alaska became the 49th state?

Our visitors will love reading your posts about Alaska's largest city.

Anchorage, Alaska Facts

How Much do You Know?

1944 Anchorage and as a "tent city" along Ship Creek in 1914

How much do you really know about Anchorage, Alaska?

Most know that Anchor town started as nothing more than a tent city, but how much do you really know about our town's interesting "firsts"?

Check out these cool facts and get to know our town's history a little better.

Beautiful Anchorage Memories

in Watercolor

copyrighted by Pendleton Fine Arts

Alaskan artist Cindy Pendleton brings fond memories

of places in and around Anchorage to life in watercolors.

Anchorage Radio and Television Stories

Remember Your Favorite

Local Shows and Local Personalities?

Do you remember your favorite Alaska radio and television shows?

"Mother Moose", "The Coke Show", "The Varsity Show".

Remember Theda Comstock and Norma Goodman?

And how about Romper Room or Koko the KENI Klown?

Check out these fun stories and remember when.

Coke Show Memories

Listen and Remember Right Now

Anchorage DJ Ron Moore

You can listen to the Coke Show right now

Coke Show Memories takes you back to 1959 thru 1969 when Anchorage Alaska DJ Ron Moore played the hits from high atop the Bun Drive-in.

You can actually hear part of a Coke Show broadcast. And you can hear Ron Moore's "Royal Coachman" theme too.

Lots of great Alaska memories.

Alaska 1964 Earthquake Stories

From Actual Survivors

5:36pm, Good Friday, March 27th, 1964

It felt like it would never stop. And when it was over we learned that it was a magnitude 9.2 earthquake that had lasted 5 minutes.

And it was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in north America.

Where were you during the Great Alaskan Earthquake?

Alaska 1964 Earthquake Pictures

Rare Pictures of 1964 Earthquake Damage

A fascinating look at how Anchorage looked after the 9.2 earthquake shook homes, businesses and the streets of our town.

Remember the Four Seasons apartments?

Do you remember the houses, lifted from their foundations?

Check out these rarely seen pictures - and contribute your own.

Anchorage Entertainment Memories

Where Did You Like to Go? What Did You Like to Do?

Inside the 4th Avenue Theater

What were you favorite bands, movie theaters or events?

Do you remember the live theater plays or the concerts you attended?

Anchorage provides lots of entertainment through out the year.

You'll love remembering as you read these fun stories.

Alcan Highway Stories

Have you driven the highway?

Alcan Highway stories that put you right on one of the world's most famous highways.

Written by people who were either children who experienced the road with their parents, or who have driven the Alaska Highway. Maybe both.

Anchorage Memories Cache

Check Out the Fun Stuff

A fun place where you'll discover Alaska T-Shirts and nostalgic Alaska books.

In Alaska, homesteaders and others who live out in the bush, build caches to keep their food and supplies from being eaten by animals.

But our Cache is where you'll discover fun things.

Visit our cache, you'll be glad you did.                

The Varsity Show

Anchorage Teens, Dancing to the Latest Hits

The Varsity Show was a live TV dance show on KTVA Channel 11 for Anchorage teens.

Did you watch, dance or work on The Varsity show?

And check this out - grab your free copy of The Varsity Show book.

Anchorage Alaska Videos

A Nostalgic Look Back at the Way We Were

How would you like a nostalgic look at Anchorage, Alaska back in the day?

Great nostalgic film - you may even see yourself, family or friends.

Check out this collection of Alaska videos right now.

Alaska Adventures

Great Stories From Around the Great Land

Alaska is a huge state and the variety of adventures that are experienced by Alaskans and visitors alike are endless.

Check out these interesting posts, or post your own adventures.

Enjoy an Alaska Short Story

Alaska roads lead to adventures in the Great Land

Submitted by visitors just like you, these true life short stories will take you on all kinds of Alaska adventures. Check them out right now.

Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Stories

Let's Rondy

Back in 2012, the Fur Rendezvous Festival was selected as the number one Winter Carnival in the world, by National Geographic Traveler.

In Alaska, everyone knows that late February is time for fun.

Check out these Anchorage Fur Rendezvous stories right now.

Alaska Railroad Stories

Explore Alaska by Rail

Peaceful railway trips through beautiful valleys surrounded by majestic mountains and over swift running streams and rivers.

Enjoy an Alaska Railroad Adventure.

Anchorage Alaska Restaurants and Recipes

What Are Your Favorites?

Your favorite Anchorage Alaska restaurants and stories about yummy Great Land food recipes for your reading and dining enjoyment.

Do you have Alaska food recipes that you can share?

Remember the Double Musky Inn? The Lucky Wishbone, or the Arctic Road Runner?

Funny Alaskan Stories

Take Some Time to Laugh

"I laughed my fur off"

Funny Alaska Stories that are guaranteed to make you smile.

These are all original stories.

Take a moment to enjoy.

Northern Lites

Short, Funny Stories

A fun collection of very short stories about Alaska that have been submitted by visitors like you.

And, you'll discover the real Northern Lights too.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

What's This All About?

Have a question about posting here on Anchorage Memories?

Check out this FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page.

Meet Mary

She's Proud to be 1/4 Athapascan (Alaskan Indian)

Meet Mary of Anchorage Memories - Mary was born and raised in Anchorage and spent her summers at her families commercial fishing site in Cook Inlet.

And learn how she ended up in Hollywood in some of your favorite TV shows and movies.

Mary has a lifetime of precious Alaska stories to tell.

Meet Mike

He Came to Anchorage When He Was Just 3

Meet Mike of Anchorage Memories - and discover how he first came to Alaska when he was just 3 years old.

Mike has a treasure chest full of stories to tell about when he lived in the last frontier.

Contact Us

It's So Easy

Do you have a question?

Do you have a comment?

Or, would you just like to say hello?

We'll get back to you within 48 hours.

We're Mike and Mary and we love hearing from our website visitors and it's oh, so easy to get in touch.

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History of Anchorage, Alaska

How Much do You Know?

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Anchorage Memories

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We've made it so easy for you to post your stories right here.

Just take a quick moment to look over our Frequently Asked Question, FAQ page and then find the most appropriate section of our website for your story and start writing.

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Mary and Mike

Hello,

We're Mike and Mary Dougherty and we created Anchorage Memories. Mary was born in the old Providence Hospital and raised in Anchorage.

You can Meet Mary right here.

Mike's family first came to Anchor town in the 1950's when Mike was only 3 years old. (ok, you do the math and you'll find out Mike's age).

You can Meet Mike right here.

Mary and I grew up, went to school, met each other, got married and had our children in Anchorage.

So for us, like many of you, Alaska is a magical place.

And like a visit to the Anchorage Museum, a stroll through town brings back a flood of incredible memories.

Mary is part Alaskan Indian and her family owns Point Possession, a commercial fishing site that sits right across Cook Inlet from Anchorage.

Her family still fished there every summer and some family members still carry on the tradition.

Mike's father was a heavy equipment operator and cleared much of the land in and around Anchorage. 

That land included the sites for A&W RootBeer near Mountain View, East Anchorage High School and West Chester Lagoon, just to name a few.

Mary and her family grew up in and around the downtown area , while Mike's family lived in Anchorage, Wasilla, and in Cordova on Prince William Sound where Mike was a commercial fisherman when he was just 16.

Together, Mike and Mary have shared a lifetime of incredible Alaska memories.

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Share Your Anchorage Memories

With all that in mind, what better way to pay tribute to those wonderful memories than with this website, where you can easily share your stories of life in, and around, Anchorage.

Stories of life in the last frontier.

And don't be shy about sharing your memories.

We're all friends here because we have something in common, a bond that's very special.

We have Alaska.

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Have Fun and Enjoy

Write your stories and enjoy reading memories posted by other visitors.

And hey, tell your friends about Anchorage Memories.com.

And if they used to live in the Great Land, still live there, or just visited, we'd love to read their stories too.

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Movies Were Better

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