The cadets, through much trial and error, figured out the best way was to fold it into a rectangle shape ... folding the flag outside of Dimond High with Alaska's Flag -- the state song -- playing ...

Daren Herman, grandson of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson, was in the state for the first time to accept an honorary degree ...

Benny Benson pictured at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward holding his design of the Alaska State flag, which features the North Star and the Big Dipper. His mother died when he was about two years old.

A drawing contest became a life-changer for 13-year-old Benny Benson. The year was 1927. The Alaska ­American Legion sponsored a ­design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...

“This legislation encourages schools, communities, and organizations to honor the contributions of women who have shaped our state and ... with the Alaska and U.S. flags on either side.

Benson died in 1972 at age of 58, 13 years after his design was adopted in 1959, as the official flag for the newly established state of Alaska. His design, which features eight gold stars—seven ...