Welcome to Alaska! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun, The Great Land | ||
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | North to the Future | 1967 | > |
Song | Alaska’s Flag | 1955 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) | 1955 | > |
Tree | Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) | 1962 | > |
Bird | willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) | 1955 | > |
Land Mammal | moose (Alces alces) | 1998 | > |
Marine Mammal | bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) | 1983 | > |
Dog | Alaskan Malamute (Canis lupus familiaris) | 2010 | > |
Fish | king salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) | 1962 | > |
Insect | four spot skimmer dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) | 1995 | > |
Mineral | gold | 1968 | > |
Gem | jade | 1968 | > |
Fossil † | woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) | 1986 | > |
Soil | Tanana (unofficial) ![]() |
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Cultural Symbols | |||
Sport | dog mushing | 1972 | > |
Language | English + 20 | 2014 | > |
Bolt-Action Rifle | Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 bolt-action rifle (multiple caliber) | 2014 | > |
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