Though the calendar calls it springtime, the thermometer on the truck reads 28 below on this sunny morning a few days past spring equinox.

Alaska is the only U.S. state with areas above the Arctic Circle, and historians and others knew of no other governors sworn in to office in the region known for its icy waters and extreme conditions.

Whether you choose a group tour or self-guided trip, the base of operations for most is Fairbanks, a modern city of 30,000 about 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the point where there's at ...

SEWARD — In this picturesque Alaska port town more than 400 miles south of the Arctic Circle, two big symbols of U.S. Arctic ambition loomed over the harbor.

He swam about 37 miles each of the first three days, going 12 hours with small breaks to eat, before dialing it back a bit over the final two days. Others have attempted adventure swims on the Yukon.

North of the Arctic Circle, in the tiny Alaskan village of Anaktuvuk, ... More than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska’s North Slope is ground zero for global climate change.

It was a trip of a lifetime in Alaska about 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle. ... Alaska’s Arctic Circle puts nature close and civilization, thankfully, far. By Larry Bleiberg .

We were a bit overdressed for our trip north of the Arctic Circle. ... Alaska covers 570,640 square miles of big, rugged country. The 2010 census counted 710,231 people in the entire state.

The Dalton Highway, which directly parallels the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, is a 414-mile supply road that begins just north of Fairbanks and ends at Deadhorse, a few miles shy of the Arctic ...

If you venture north of the Arctic Circle, make sure to pack plenty of warm clothes - even if your trip is in the summer. If you go: Based in Fairbanks; (800) 474-1986.