Christopher McCandless is a character so fantastic he'd almost have to be a figment of one's imagination. Surprisingly, Sean Penn, director of "Into the Wild," didn't dream him up. In August 1992, ...

Into the Wild (2007) This line comes from Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), reflecting near the end of his journey into ...

UA Museum of the North Director Pat Druckenmiller checks out Bus 142 last week with Colin Howard, left, and Aaron Warkinton, right, who work for Pennsylvania-based B.R. Howard Conservation. (Tim Ellis ...

On a chilly October morning at a storage facility in central Fairbanks, Museum of the North curator Angela Linn pulled a ...

In Into The Wild, this line comes toward the emotional heart of Christopher McCandless’s journey. After running from society, ...

Originally published by KUAC in Fairbanks and republished with permission. FAIRBANKS — Preliminary work began last week on a project to create a museum exhibit featuring the old bus where the central ...

In 1990, a young man named Chris McCandless graduated from Emory University. During his time there, Chris excelled both in academics and athletics. Immediately following his graduation, he disappeared ...

CARTHAGE, S.D. (KELO) — The bus that became a shelter for hunters and others who traveled the back country of Alaska’s wilderness has finally been moved, so it can be preserved. The bus, featured in ...

University of Alaska Fairbanks and state officials pose during a media event in front of the bus at the UA Museum of the North in Sept. 2020. (Dan Bross/KUAC) Historic Bus 142 has returned to ...

I have learned that art holds the power to lend you the vehicle to not only contemplate personal history, but generational history. I like to think of art as a time machine. Certain stories, songs, ...