Long before I used string on stakes to mark the site of my cabin – on a hill on the edge of a forest in Skagway, Alaska – I thought about its surroundings and how the building would blend in.

Nine entrepreneurs win business-boosting awards of up to $25,000 in the first multi-region Alaska Marketplace business plan competition.

Two newly constructed public-use cabins in Kodiak offer outdoor enthusiasts a cozy retreat. Located at Pasagshak River and ...