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Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who raced in the first Iditarod, dies • May 13, 2025, 6:02 PM ET (AP)

An Alaska Mother's Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm • May 11, 2025, 12:08 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	Last Frontier
Capital	Juneau
Population¹	(2020) 733,391; (2024 est.) 740,133
Governor	Michael J. Dunleavy (Republican)
Date Of Admission	January 3, 1959
U.S. Senators	Lisa Murkowski (Republican) • Daniel Sullivan (Republican)
State Nickname	The Last Frontier
State Motto	"North to the Future"
State Bird	willow ptarmigan
State Flower	alpine forget-me-not
State Song	“Alaska’s Flag”
Seats In The U.S. House Of Representatives	1 (of 435)
Time Zone	Alaskan (GMT − 9 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	1,723,337
Total Area (Sq Mi)	665,384
¹Excluding military abroad.

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