The winter solstice – which is the shortest day of the year, typically falling between Dec. 20 and 23 – is a particularly good time to be in Alaska for the northern lights. This day affords ...

The winter solstice – which is the shortest day of the year, typically falling between Dec. 20 and 23 – is a particularly good time to be in Alaska for the northern lights. This day affords ...

I n the winter, the Aurora Dora Gallery in Talkeetna opens at 1 p.m. Owner Dora Redman, who works the graveyard shift as a northern lights photographer, is not an early riser. When she teaches ...

The winter solstice — which is the shortest day of the year, typically falling between Dec. 20 and 23 — is a particularly good time to be in Alaska for the northern lights. This day affords ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Those on the hunt for an exciting northern lights display may be in luck this winter thanks to changing solar winds. Next year and the year after might be even better in terms ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning writer/podcaster, I've been to 100+ countries. Seeing the Northern Lights was one of the great travel ...

Alaska Railroad's famed Aurora Winter Train is back this season and perfect for seeing the northern lights in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Talkeetna, and more.

The Alaska Railroad’s Aurora Winter Train runs three times a week for the next two weeks (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday). The southbound train returns on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The ...

For all the buzz Alaska gets for summertime’s wildlife adventures and cruises, visiting during winter has a unique appeal. Here’s what to do and see when it’s cold.

Last winter, my 10-year-old son and I headed to a destination that had friends and family wondering if we'd lost our minds. We went to Fairbanks, Alaska. In February. We hoped to see the Northern ...