The Alaska Edit

Curated Alaska travel by Mary Jacquel

A Curated Collection of Alaska

The Alaska Edit is a curated Alaska travel publication designed to help you explore the state with more clarity, confidence, and depth. Inside, you’ll find destination guides, practical planning resources, and editorial stories shaped by a deep love of Alaska’s scale, beauty, and character.


A better way into Alaska

Thoughtful destination guides, practical planning resources, and editorial stories to help you experience Alaska with more clarity, confidence, and depth.

Guides to Alaska’s ports towns & regions.

Explore Alaska one place at a time through curated destination coverage designed to help you decide where to go and what each place is best known for.

Planning resources & travel tips.

Find practical Alaska travel guidance to help you plan with more confidence, from first-timer questions to itinerary-shaping details.

Editorial stories from Alaska.

Read thoughtful stories, reflections, and field notes that bring Alaska to life beyond the logistics.


Start With a Destination

Start with the places that shape so many Alaska itineraries, from well-known cruise ports to iconic interior landscapes.

Discover Denali

Visit Skagway

Visit Valdez


Plan Alaska with More Confidence

From first-time questions to practical travel considerations, these guides are designed to make Alaska feel clearer, more approachable, and easier to plan well.

First Time in Alaska

When to Visit Alaska

What to Wear

How to Choose Your Destination


Stories from Alaska


Editorial pieces that explore the feeling, texture, and experience of Alaska beyond the itinerary.

From waterfront hikes and glacier views to whale watching and local favorites, this guide is determine to help you experience Juneau in a way that feels both practical and memorable.

A First-Timer’s Guide to Juneau


Explore by Destination

Before You Go

  • Best time to visit Alaska

  • What to wear in Alaska

  • How many days to plan

While You’re Here

  • Whale watching tips

  • Cruise port planning

  • What weather actually feels like

Useful Questions

  • Is Juneau walkable?

  • What are last minute ideas?

  • What should I book ahead?

From the editor

I’m Mary Jacquel, a photographer and storyteller drawn to the places that stay with you.

The Alaska Edit is where I share a more thoughtful approach to Alaska through curated travel guides, practical planning resources, and editorial stories shaped by life in and around this extraordinary place.