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Visiting the Fortress of the Bear in Sitka, Alaska – Bear Families Rescued from Bullets

Hard to imagine but Alaska doesn’t have any laws on the books to protect bears with rehabilitation programs. “Bullets are cheaper” I was told by the Fortress of the Bear staff member when I asked why the bears needed to be rescued.  She told me a story of a hotel […]

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Review Holland America Eurodam Cruise to Alaska from Seattle

The Oprah “Share the Adventure” Cruise to Alaska would be my first cruise “first date” on Holland America.  I was a bit apprehensive knowing that Holland has a reputation for skewing older cruise guests especially to Alaska but figured that the O Magazine inaugural cruise to Alaska on Eurodam with […]