Best Alaska photos of December

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Malakye Felix practices hockey at Cheney Lake on Tuesday, December 30, 2014.

The days are growing shorter as we approach the winter solstice in December. It's been a mild season for much of the state, and a fairly dry one. However, the inauguration of the new governor came with a blizzard in Juneau.

Check out the visual month-in-review from Alaska Dispatch News photographers and others who capture the lives of Alaskans and the majesty of the state they call home.