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 ...

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 ...

In addition to looking forward to a chance to hoist a state championship trophy, the growth of flag football can pave a way for Alaska girls to earn scholarships to play the sport collegiately ...

A state of Alaska flag flies outside the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. The state has issued a corrected birth certificate for Benny Benson, the teenager ...

where the territorial flag, which later became the Alaska state flag, was first flown.The neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished ...

On the one hand, it’s where Benny Benson lived — the Alaska Native teenager who designed the state’s flag — and a piece of Alaska’s history. It was a school for hundreds of children from ...

Credit: Design Pics Inc./Alamy Stock Photo The 33rd session of the Alaska Legislature began Jan. 19. This year, lawmakers are considering a suite of bills that would help the state transition to ...

Washington, Jan. 3 (News Bureau). – Husky, sprawling Alaska formally became the 49th and biggest state in the Union today and gave America a new flag with seven staggered rows of seven stars each.

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of ...