Your Next Alaska Adventure Vacation Awaits You
Three hundred miles east of Anchorage, in a glacier-carved valley deep in the heart of the 
Wrangell St. Elias National Park, is the Alaska adventure vacation you've been waiting for.
The ghost towns of Kennicott and McCarthy sprang up in the early 1900's after "Tarantula Jack" Smith and Clarence Warner discovered the richest copper deposit in history. Kennicott quickly became the most modern city in Alaska, boasting running water and a hospital at a time when Anchorage was populated with tents.
Abandoned in 1938, many of the mines, buildings and equipment stand as they were on that last day, leaving a living history of those rugged days of high adventure. In the last few years the National Park Service purchased the property and began stabilization and restoration of some of the buildings. Guided tours into the mine buildings are offered by St. Elias Alpine Guides, whose knowledgeable guides will bring to life the miraculous story of this world-class copper mine.
The McCarthy and Kennicott, Alaska ghost towns are a day drive or a short flight from Anchorage, located near the end of the McCarthy Road. Check out other surrounding Alaska adventures.
Nearby are Alaska wilderness lodges available at the Kennicott Glacier Lodge, a replica of the historic mining buildings featuring quiet bedrooms filled with mining artifacts. Choose from main lodge or south wing rooms. The lodge offers three meals per day and features a spectacular porch that our guests love.
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