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Wasilla

The City of Wasilla is situated between two river valleys carved by prehistoric glaciers, and is 12 miles north of Knik Arm on Cook Inlet. Originally, the area was home to the indigenous Athabaskan (Dena’ina) people, and was later home to gold miners and homesteaders. This rich heritage is carefully preserved by the city.

Wasilla is ideally situated along the George Parks Highway and provides an enjoyable 30-mile commute to Anchorage. Wasilla is in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the fastest growing area in Alaska. The Borough consists of more than 24,000 square miles, larger than the state of West Virginia.

The quality of life in Wasilla is excellent and residents enjoy clean water, fresh air and friendly neighbors. Wasilla has maintained small-town values, such as family, community and helping your neighbor while working to grow its economic base. Residents take advantage of long summer daylight hours by enjoying a myriad of recreational opportunities, including wildlife viewing, fishing, biking, hiking, swimming and boating. From lakes to wetlands to tundra, the most beautiful of Alaska landscapes are within easy reach. Big Lake and Nancy Lake State Recreation Area provide many diversions, as does Independence Mine State Historical Park, which is set in the scenic Talkeetna Mountains and contains abandoned buildings from gold mining days.

Wasilla is also home to cultural experiences, such as the Dorothy G. Page Museum & Visitor Center, which preserves historical printed materials, native artifacts and natural history, and the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, which displays aircraft, fishing boats and other vehicles related to Alaska’s transportation and industrial history.

In terms of employment, Wasilla offers a variety of opportunities, including retail outlets and industrial activities such as agriculture, steel fabrication and manufacturing of concrete and wood products. Wasilla also gains a lot of income from tourism and recreation.