North to the Future

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

The phrase was also adapted by Ben Weissenbach into the title of a book, North to the Future: An Offline Adventure through the Changing Wilds of Alaska.

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 before 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.