Alaska Marine Highway Unaccompanied Minor Policy: AKontheGO weighs in
Yesterday, the Alaska Marine Highway and Alaska Department of Transportation issued a new policy regarding unaccompanied minors traveling aboard their ferries. As of November 20, 2014, all children...
View ArticleAlaska’s Bears: What you need to know in April
With a warmer-than-normal winter, Alaska is experiencing an early arrival of balmy weather. Now that official announcements of “Spring” are passing the lips of weather forecasters, garden experts,...
View ArticleEmergency Rooms Possible, Without the Hospital Wait: Alaska Regional applies...
(sponsored) One Christmas Eve several years ago, Big AK Kid spent a little too much time nuzzling the cats at his grandparents’ house, located about 20 miles east of Seattle, Washington. Prone to...
View ArticleStay Safe and Confident in Alaska’s Bear Country With These Tips
Alaska’s bears are up and about and looking to go about their business, and that means eating, sleeping, and rearing young. With only a few short months to pack on pounds lost during hibernation and...
View ArticleFlu Shot Facts from Alaska Regional Hospital
And now a word from AKontheGO sponsor, Alaska Regional Hospital. Every fall, the argument about whether or not to receive an influenza (flu) shot rolls around and around, until even those of us who...
View ArticleHawaii Dengue Fever Outbreak: Should you be worried?
Mosquitoes are pesky little critters, and we Alaskans should know, since much of our summer is spent in creative ways to deter and detect these tiny, whiny insects that dine upon tender skin. Now, one...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Giveaway from AT&T: Win a Fitbit Activity Tracker
NEWS FLASH! AT&T, provider of AKontheGO connectivity, is sharing the love with our readers this month by offering a Fitbit Activity Tracker to one lucky person with a “Sweet Savings” promotional...
View ArticleWinter and Early Spring Bear Safety for Families
There is no doubt remaining that Earth has experienced warmer winters than anything previously recorded. With this notable change in temperature comes variable and sometimes confusing behavior patterns...
View ArticleALERT: Denali’s Savage River Camping and Hiking Affected by Bear
A sub-adult brown bear in the Savage River area of Denali National Park has learned about humans in the wrong way, resulting in closures in and around this popular area of the park. Last weekend, a...
View ArticleAT&T Keeps Families Connected
This is a sponsored post for AT&T. AKontheGo and Erin Kirkland received products for reviewing purposes. After a summer spent cruising the roadways of Alaska’s highways and byways with AK Kid, I...
View ArticleWings For Autism Gives Anchorage Parents Comfort
The families arrived at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport late Saturday morning for their pre-flight check. Most were smiling, a few toted backpacks and stuffed animals, but all were ready...
View ArticleIcebug Glava a Shoe to Walk With
An AKontheGO gear review. Walkin’ in a winter wonderland…. Or – I wish I was. Alaska’s winter 2016 seems to be off to a sluggish start with little snow and lots of ice. I don’t need my -40 snow boots....
View ArticleAlaska History Means Drilling For Tsunami Danger
by Erin Kirkland One June evening in 2011 our family had just settled in after a busy day exploring the beaches of Homer, Alaska. Ever been to Homer? It’s got a sandy beach near the “Old Town” section...
View ArticleNeutrogena and AKontheGO Team Up For Safe Sun Protection
This is a post sponsored by Neutrogena, a leader in skin care and protection. Skin cancer was not on the radar of my parents when I was a kid growing up in the 1970s. The application of ‘suntan’...
View ArticleGreat Gear: MyCharge AdventureUltra a great choice
For all my drum-banging for unplugging the family during outdoor adventures, there is an exception when it comes to certain things. I don’t often review gear, but when MyCharge sent along the...
View ArticleOn Flying Alaska: Reflections, reminders, and responsibility
In the wake of a fatal plane crash involving a well-respected flightseeing company, would-be passengers should be aware of their role in small-plane safety while flying in Alaska. Last November I...
View ArticleAlaska Earthquake 2018: What it did, and didn’t do
Our family’s Alaska earthquake story from Friday, November 30 sounds similar to that of so many others. Got kid out of bed, fed kid, packed lunches, drank coffee, dropped kid at school (argued with...
View ArticleFamily Travel and 2019 Novel Coronavirus – Should you go?
Updated 3/4/2020: There is now a total of 92,943 reported cases of COVID-19 globally, and 3,160 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). You can track the illness via an interactive...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and Your Family Travel: What now?
The world has gone mad. There’s really no other way to describe what’s happening as the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, sweeps around the world like a hurricane. We, a human, herd-loving species, are...
View ArticleStuck at Home? Try these activities for bored big kids
Today is the Sunday after the day we were all told to stay away from each other and not treat this concept of “flattening the curve” like a snow day (week/month/semester). Amen to the person who came...
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