The marvels of Alaska

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Explore the majesty of the 49th State with these entertaining stories from the “Sunday Morning” archives: 0:00:10 Charles Osgood looks back on the 1867 purchase of Alaska (2008) 0:02:48 A visit to the Gates of the Arctic National Park (2017) 0:07:00 Surfing in the frigid waters off Yakutat, Alaska (2000) 0:12:37 Luke Burbank on a grueling 750-mile boat race from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska (2017) 0:18:04 How WWII soldiers and laborers helped pave the way for Alaska’s expansion (1992) 0:21:41 Prince William Sound, five years after the Exxon Valdez disaster (1994) 0:30:26 The World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska (2015) 0:37:38 Raising sled dogs in Denali National Park (2016) 0:42:20 Lee Cowan visits Whittier, Alaska, where nearly the entire population lives under the same roof (2021) 0:47:43 The search for the remains of a U.S. Air Force crew lost in a plane crash on an Alaskan glacier in 1952 (2022) 0:55:09 Humorist David Sedaris on the highlights of his trip to Alaska (2022) 0:57:27 Conor Knighton takes a ride on the Alaska Railroad (2023) 1:03:43 Nature: Northern Lights (2024) "CBS Sunday Morning" features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Americana, and highlights unique human accomplishments and achievements. Check local listings for CBS Sunday Morning broadcast times. Subscribe to the "CBS Sunday Morning" YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/20gXwJT Get more of "CBS Sunday Morning": http://cbsn.ws/1PlMmAz Follow "CBS Sunday Morning" on Instagram: http://bit.ly/23XunIh Like "CBS Sunday Morning" on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3sRgLPG Follow "CBS Sunday Morning" on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RquoQb Subscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]