A Fresh Perspective on Travel Every Day
At the core of the Aleutian Islands, Unalaska possesses a rich and fascinating history. From the original inhabitants 9,000 years ago, to the Russian fur traders who established it as their headquarters, to its historical significance during World War II, and continuing to the present day.
The ever-expanding tapestry of commercial airline routes, train lines, and highways criss-crossing so much of our planet makes it profoundly difficult to ever feel like you’re on the “edge” of anything. Many of us now think about distances in terms of airborne hours, like how from New York, it takes basically the same time to reach either Los Angeles or Dublin. Moreover, you can even drive the Canadian highway system all the way north to the Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories — and then theoretically turn right back around and drive all the way south to Patagonia. As it turns out, a real sense of having made it to the edge of civilization can be challenging to find.