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.