In this morning’s The
Writer’s Almanac I read that on this day in 1867, the U.S. took possession
of Alaska – this is Alaska Day. The purchase from Russia certainly has paid
off: in gold, in oil, in fish, in territory. It has also paid off in the form
of “TV Alaska”.
It seems to be another gold mine. The National Geographic shows include Wild Alaska, Dr. Oakley-Yukon Vet, and
the ever popular Alaska State Troopers.
(Are you too a member of the Howie Peterson Fan Club?) The Smithsonian gets in on
the act with various nature documentaries and one-offs like Aerial America: Alaska.
To name
just a few of the shows on the Discovery Channels, there are Life Below Zero, Railroad Alaska, Flying
Wild Alaska, Buying Alaska, Gold Rush, Bering Sea Gold, Alaska Marshals, Yukon
Men, Alaska: The Last Frontier, and the one that probably started the rush
to Alaska: Deadliest Catch. If you
haven’t seen at least one of those crabby episodes you must be living under a
rock. I wonder if the Discovery Channel has a permanent office up there in
Alaska.
Alaska – are you sick of seeing that
word? Here’s the antidote:
No comments:
Post a Comment