Matanuska
Americannoun
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a river in S Alaska flowing SW to Cook Inlet. 90 miles (145 km) long.
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a village in the valley of this river, NE of Anchorage: site of federal experiment in rural resettlement in 1935.
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Dapcevich said there are ongoing discussions about replacing the Matanuska with a new mainline ferry for Southeast Alaska, alongside a much more well-developed plan to replace the 59-year-old Tustumena.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
The 60-year-old Matanuska is in overhaul in Ketchikan and currently being used for staff housing.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
Geologists generally agree that climate change has increased the rate at which glaciers such as the Matanuska are disappearing.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
In August 1983, he wrote about Gene and Mark Dinkel, residents of the nearby Matanuska Valley, who had once grown a 79-pound cabbage.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
The Maiden Matanuska walked with him through her forest where the silver birches grew down to the borders of the sea, and there they parted.
From The Green Forest Fairy Book by Loretta Ellen Brady
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