Alaska Public Media

Alaska Cabins Project will lead to 25 new public use cabins in the state

Porcupine Cabin in Hope is one of 25 cabins to be built as part of the Alaska Cabins Project. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL) Nestled in the forest just beyond the Porcupine Campground on the west end of the ...
Alaska Public Media

Forest Service to build new cabins in the Tongass and Chugach

Fox Creek Cabin, on Resurrection Pass Trail, is one of 40 existing Chugach National Forest cabins available for reservation. (Sabine Poux/KDLL) The Forest Service is planning to build a slate of new ...
People

Woman Needing 'Fresh Start' Sells Everything, Moves to Alaska to Live in 'Dry Cabin' with No Water (Exclusive)

The back-to-basics way of life was perfect for Hurst as she tried to reset and focus on her values tiktok Lauren Hurst went from a typical young lifestyle in Washington state to roughing it in ...
Juneau Empire

Where to put a dozen new cabins in Southeast Alaska?

Roughly a dozen new U.S. Forest Service cabins in Southeast Alaska and improvements to a handful of existing ones are among the goals for about $14.4 million in federal funds for such projects in the ...
NBC New York

23-year-old artist paid $500/month to live in a ‘dry' cabin in Alaska—it had no running water: Take a look inside

The day after AnnMarie Young graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021, she and her best friend moved to Fairbanks, Alaska for the summer. The 23-year-old artist lived in Alaska for ...