North to the Future

North to the Future is the state motto of Alaska. It was adopted in 1967.

North To The Future Media

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  Alaska in 1895 (Rand McNally). The boundary of southeastern Alaska shown is that claimed by the United States prior to the conclusion of the Alaska boundary dispute.

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  An Inupiaq woman, Nome, Alaska, c. 1907

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  Aleksandr Baranov, "Lord of Alaska"

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  St. Michael's Cathedral in Sitka. The original structure, built in 1848, burned down in a fire on January 2, 1966. The cathedral was rebuilt from plans of the original structure and contains artifacts rescued from the fire.

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  Spanish contact in British Columbia and Alaska

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  1860 map of Russian America

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  The Russian-American Company's capital at New Archangel (present-day Sitka, Alaska) in 1837

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  The check that paid for Alaska

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  Miners and prospectors climb the Chilkoot Trail during the Klondike Gold Rush.

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  Propaganda poster, World War II, depicting Alaska as a death trap for Japan.