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

Alaska State Library, Alaska. Dept. Of Education And Early Development, ASA_A5_RG157_SR1662_VS3197 On Feb. 28 — 109 years after Benson was born — Anchorage Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman ...

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 ...

Some Alaska photographers capture images of the state's wild animals ... over his shoulder with mountains and water in the background. He has long blond hair, an Alaska flag draped over his ...