What are the unique Alaskan holidays?
- Alaska Day - October 18. Anniversary of the formal transfer of the Territory and the raising of the U.S. flag at Sitka in 1867.
- Seward's Day - Last Monday in March. Commemorates the signing of the treaty by which the United States bought Alaska from Russia.
- Source: Alaska Blue Book 1993-94, 11th ed., Juneau, Department of Education, Division of State Libraries, Archives & Museums.