Visual Stories

A sign of the season: the annual Santa Skis Free day at the resort.

Skiers and snowboarders also will soon be able take advantage of new features on its new pro-level terrain park.

Our favorite photographs by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

The National Weather Service measured a foot of fresh snow Tuesday morning at its Sand Lake offices and more on Halloween.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Our Land Our Food - We Are Living Our Indigenous Ways of Life.”

Our favorite photographs by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

The yellows, golds and reds of fall are sweeping through Anchorage.

Our favorite photographs by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

The state fair in Palmer runs through Labor Day.

Fair-goers came dressed as characters from anime, video games and action hero movies and comics.

As always, the fair has featured plentiful and large vegetables, farm animals, carnival rides, vendors, concerts — and of course, food.

Alaska provides breeding grounds for two populations of sandhill cranes in North America. As migration season nears, they’re being spotted around local farms, streets and backyards.

Our favorite photographs by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

Highlights from the past two weeks.

“It’s the largest car show in Alaska,” said Midnight Sun Street Rod Association president Raelyn McGinnis.

Pictures from Saturday.

Highlights in pictures from Thursday.

A photo of Brazian surfer Gabriel Medina appearing to defy gravity has gone viral from the Paris Olympics. The photographer says both he and the athlete were ‘at the right place, at the right time.’

Photos from Tuesday.

Surfers ride the tidal phenomenon

Pictures from Sunday