fun facts about the great state of Alaska
-The tallest mountain (20,320 ft.) in
North America-Mt. Denali, is in AK
-AK was purchased from Russia in 1867
for under 2 cents per acre (not a bad
deal!)
-The AK state flower is the forget-me-not
-The state bird is the Alaska Willow
Ptarmigan
-The largest King Salmon caught in AK
was 97.4 lbs--caught in the Kenai River,
just down the street from where we live
-AK has 3 million lakes!
-There are 29 Volcanoes in AK and an
average of 2 eruptions per year
-More that 1/2 the glaciers in the world
reside in AK
-There are areas in AK that get 24 hrs of
sunlight
-There are areas in AK that get 24 hrs of
dark
-AK is 2 times the size of Texas
-AK is the only state that has coastlines
on three different seas: Arctic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, and Bering Sea
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! - Psalm 8
Eric, Meghan, Nate, Wesley and Laurel Johnson
PO Box 3515 • Soldotna, AK 99669 • 907.260.4749(H) • 907.953.2118(C)
ejandmeg@juno.com • eric@aecak.org