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Alaska’s Bridge Going Nowhere

By Linda Tancs

Alaska’s $300 million Bridge to Nowhere finally has a destination:  Neverland.  The abandoned project would have linked Ketchikan with Gravina Island (population: 50).  Apparently it’s infinitely more feasible to link Point MacKenzie (population:  230) with Anchorage, at double the cost.  Might this process merit a second look?  As Thomas Jefferson said, “Delay is preferable to error.”

The Frontiers of Alaska

By Linda Tancs

In this week’s edition of Travelrific Travel Show, the topic is Alaska.  Experience the thunderous calving of some of the world’s greatest glaciers or take a stroll through the quiet and quaint historic gold rush towns.  There’s something for everyone.  Find out more at www.travelrificradio.com.