The 8 Most Insane Things That Happened In Alaska In 2015
By Casea Peterson|Published December 23, 2015
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Casea Peterson
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Casea Peterson grew up archery hunting, fishing, and camping throughout the Pacific Northwest. Motivated by her love for the outdoors she moved to Alaska to attend school and to spend time exploring the last frontier. If she doesn’t have a pen in hand or her nose in a book, she can be found out on a lake or up in the woods around a fire with friends.
The year 2015 was a crazy one for Alaska; from the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana to mysterious whale deaths, I’d say this year really takes the cake in eventfulness for our state. Without further ado, let’s ring in the new year with a look back on some of the insane, ground breaking things that happened in Alaska during 2015.
Know of any other major, insane things that happened in Alaska during 2015 worth mentioning? If so, you know the drill, leave us a note in the comments so we all can learn more about the happenings in our state over the past twelve months.
On February 24, 2015, marijuana became legal to personally possess and use recreationally in Alaska. People have been allowed to have a certain amount of marijuana on their person in the past but recreational use is new to the state and quite the big deal in 2015.
Greg Fisk, the Mayor of Juneau, had only served the town a few short weeks before his body was found. After speculation about his death it was determined he passed due to natural causes.
Are there any other crazy things you can think of that happened this year? Let me know in the comments.
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