Thursday, May 31, 2007

ALASKA




ALASKA

Borders: Pacific Ocean
Capital: Juneau
Nickname: Last Frontier
Geography: Mountainous
Endangered Species: Humpback Whale
49th State
State Sports: Dog racing and crab fishing
State Flower: Forget-me-not
Kodiak island has the largest brown bears.
State bird: Willow ptarmigan
State tree: Sitka spruce
State hood: January 3, 1959
State gem: Jade
State mineral: Gold
State fish: King Salmon
State marine mammal: Bowhead whale
State land mammal: Moose
State soil: Estelle
State fossil: Wooly mammoth

2 comments:

ustravelers said...

Casey, you did a good job on this blog. Have you ever been to Alaska? Has anyone else in our class been here? If so, please post a comment.

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