Mendeltna News

The traditional Alaskan roadhouse may seem like an endangered species, but there's one that's alive and well on Mile 153 of the Glenn Highway, near Glennallen.A The Mendeltna Creek Lodge has been part of the landscape along the Glenn Highway since the 1940's.A But it was a lot smaller in those days.A Over the years, there have been a number of ... (more)

Mendeltna is off the Glenn Highway about 153 miles from Anchorage.A You have to watch for the sign, otherwise you might miss it.A No more than a few dozen people live there.A But on Memorial Day weekend, all that changes, thanks to the Mendeltna Creek Music festival.

Samantha Koenig was remembered this Memorial Day weekend for something other than her kidnapping and death this past winter.