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Paint the Northern Lights


The only thing cooler than seeing the Northern Lights is creating them. Now you can create your own dazzling arrays with this painting game, which allows you a choice of brushes and landscapes
PAINT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

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 Crosswords
ALASKAN CROSSWORDS
The Four Elements
Alaskan Symbols
Alaskan Animals
The Alaskan Economy
Puzzlemaster Bob Wysong has created these mind-bending Alaskan crosswords, presented here in interactive splendor.
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An example of local color in Ninilchik is this boat, parked right in the middle of town. This railway stop is in Cantwell, Alaska. The beach at Clam Gulch is cherished for its scenery as well as for the razor clams that may be dug here. A Cooper Landing sunset. Crow Creek was once a very lucrative mine. These are the original buildings from 1898.
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Alaskans love to collect old cars. The informal arrangements stem less from conscious choice than very gradual accumulation. We found these in Fairbanks. The Mat-Su Valley is famous for its cabbages. Denali National Park is nice any time of year, but the fall colors are particularly gorgeous. These Homer boats seem to have been washed ashore. You'll notice in Alaska that people's stuff has a way of rooting itself into the landscape. Inter-community travel and shipping is conducted by barge in many parts of Alaska. This barge, photographed in Nenana, travels the Tanana river.
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The town of Portage was destroyed in 1964's famous Good Friday Earthquake. The ruins are fairly impressive. Bush pilots are an enduring feature of many Alaskan communities. They are renowned for their toughness and casual heroism. The Homer Spit accomodates all kinds of campers. When you visit Valdez, you'll want to take a stroll around the small boat harbor. Nice harbors may also be found in Seward and Cordova. This is how Valdez looks in winter. The snowbanks get so high that residents have a tradition of projecting movies onto them, drive-in style.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR ALASKAN WALLPAPER

What is wallpaper?

Wallpaper is the picture you see on your Macintosh or Windows desktop.

How do I set up my wallpaper?

If you are using a Windows computer:
1. Click on the image you want (above).
2. The image will load into a new window. Wait for it to load completely.
3. Position your mouse over the image, and right-click (click the button on the right side of your mouse).
4. A menu will pop up. Select "Set as Wallpaper" from the menu.
5. That's all there is to it!
6. If, however, the above procedure doesn't work, you can save the image to a file, and then load the file onto your desktop by selecting Start>Settings>Active Desktop>Customize My Desktop>Background. Make sure that the Display option is set to Stretch.

If you are using a Macintosh computer:
1. Click on the image you want (above).
2. The image will load into a new window. Wait for it to load completely.
3. Position your mouse over the image. While holding down the control key, click on the image.
4. Save the image to a location on your hard drive.
5. Go to the Apple Menu. Select Control Panels>Appearance.
6. Select the Desktop tab. Click on Set Desktop.
7. Browse to select the picture you saved to your hard drive.Select it, and click OK.
8. Click Set Desktop.
9. That's all there is to it!
10. If the picture isn't displaying correctly, select "Fill Screen" from the pop-up menu.
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