Authentic Alaska Tours
Tour Guides & Central BookAgency
Wasilla, Palmer, Anchorage,Talkeetna
2280 S. Killarney Dr. Palmer, AK 99645
907-746-2556 authak@mtaonline.net
Step-On Guide Service May your cabin be snug and cozy, by Don Elbert
Pioneer "Peek" Cultural History tours
We provide professional educational tours by authentic Alaskans. Our colorful cultural history tours provide an intimate introduction to Alaska with historically correct yet entertaining facts and first-hand stories of the “Last Frontier”. Specialized tours from Anchorage to Seward, and from Palmer to Talkeetna in the Matanuska Valley, include the cultural history of Alaska: natives, early exploration, Russian influence, gold rush, dog mushing, Iditarod, Colonists, homesteading, farming, fishing, WW II involvement, and present day facts insights into Alaska.
Meet Your Guides
Tour director and owner, Geri McCann is a 35 year Alaskan resident - living the “Alaska Life”. After building rustic cabins in remote Alaska, working in fisheries, and living 20 yrs in the "Northern Exposure" Village of Talkeetna, she now resides in the historic agricultural community of Palmer.
With 15 years museum experience curating the Talkeetna Museum, Wasilla's Dorothy Page Museum (working directly under VP Candidate Sarah Palin), and establishing the Palmer Museum of History and Art, Geri has acquired in-depth knowledge and understanding of Alaska's history and culture. She is equipped with 15 years experience conducting cultural history tours from Anchorage to Seward, and from Palmer to Talkeetna in the Matanuska Valley. Successful contracts with Holiday Vacations, Holland America, Alaska Guest Tours, Alaska Wild Land Adventures and Alaska Sightseeing Tours attest to the quality of her tours and business ethic.
Tour Owner, Geri writes:
Mayor Sarah Palin wrote this beautiful letter of recommendation for me. I can say first hand, that she is a great leader, and servers with sincerity, devotion, and intelligence. She is more than equipped to be
Vice President, she has common sense and will bring fresh reformation to our country as she has in the City of Wasilla, and State of Alaska. America needs the Palin "touch" to get it back on track and a strong foundation.
We proudly endorse Sarah Palin as Vice President -- GO SARAH!!! 
Lynda Barcome is an experienced tour guide, school teacher and avid dog musher. She successfully competed in the historic Iditarod "Serum Run" and shares exciting stories of the life of an Alaskan dog musher, and her adventures racing on the Iditarod Trail.
The Alaska Blessing
May your fingers and toes stay warm,
May your snowshoes walk in safety,
May God bless you through the storm,
May your life be full and rewarding,
May your dog team never fail,
May you reach the goals you strive for,
Good health and wisdom on the trail.
May the winter winds be at your back,
May the summer sun warm your face,
May your needs be few, your blessings many,
May God fill your life with grace.
Tours Options
Step-On Guide
$75 pr hr
Anchorage Tour
2 hrs - $150
Palmer Tours
1.5 hrs - $100
Mat-Su Valley - Talkeetna Tour
4 hrs - $300
Driver Guide
$150 pr hr
German Guides
$125 hr
Meet& Greet
$35 - 1/2 hr
ANCHORAGE CITY TOUR ADD-ONS
(Additional costs)
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum - www.alaskaairmuseum.com
Alaska Native Heritage Center - www.alaskanative.net
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center www.anchoragemuseum.org
Alaska Natural History Museum - www.alaskamuseum.org
Alaska Botanical Garden - www.alaskabg.org
Russian Orthodox Museum - www.dioceseofalaska.org
Alaska Wild Berry Park - www.alaskawildberryproducts.org
Alaska Fish & Game Fish Hatchery
Eklutna Village - Historic Native Village and Russian Orthodox Church
Potters Marsh - View Bird Sanctuary and Cook Inlet (Turnigan Arm)
Anchorage City Tour 2 hrs - $150 
A warm Alaska welcome with a tour filled with fascinating facts and cultural history highlights of the Anchorage area.
Suggested Anchorage Tour Outline
This tour includes opportunities to stop, stretch, and enjoy a more intimate view of the most fascinating points of interest.
- Historic Alaska Railroad Depot
- Eisenhower/Statehood Monument
- Anchorage Port - Proposed "Bridge to No Where"
- Cook Inlet (Knik Arm) –Tide and Beluga Whale watching
- Ship Creek - View Salmon Fishing
- Captain Cook Monument
- Downtown Anchorage - Historic sites, attractions, shopping & dining.
- Earthquake Park - Devastated Area from 9.2 Earthquake in 1964
- Point Woronzof - Cook Inlet, City Views, Spot Wildlife (Moose)
- Anchorage International Airport - Air Crossroads of the World
- Lake Hood - Busiest Float Plane Lake in the World
- Alaska State Flag Monument
Alaska Law Enforcement Museum www.alaskatroopermuseum.com 
Popular attractions and moose are pointed out along the way!
Expand your tour with the following choice of options: (additional costs apply) Greater Palmer Region Tours
Wasilla Cultural History Tour
You'll be greeted by Authentic Alaskan guides who will bring you on a intriguing tour through Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin's home town of Wasilla. Your guide, Geri McCann worked directly under Sarah Palin as Curator of the Wasilla City Museum (Dorothy Page Museum) while Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla. Her personal knowledge and insights into the heart of Alaska's Governor will be revealed along with the fascinating history of this historic region.
1. Downtown Palmer - $35 - 1/2 hr.
President Roosevelt established this area as a "New Deal Colonization Project" in 1935. A hearty "welcome to Palmer" with an overview of the region’s fascinating history and facts. Tour Palmer’s down town Historic District, and view historic buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska. Hear stories of Colonist days when hopeful pioneers ventured to this region searching for a new life during the great depression.
2. Palmer & Historic Farm District $75 - 1 hr
(Includes downtown Palmer)
Expand the Downtown Palmer tour to include local historic Colonist and
Homestead farming districts. Visit the Alaska State Fair Grounds with beautiful gardens with historic Colonist buildings. Learn how this rustic land was developed into Alaska’s prime agricultural center of today. Impressive farms growing our famous giant vegetables are nestled beneath majestic mountains jetting up circling the district. Breathtaking photo opportunities on the way!!
Deluxe Historic Farm Tours
Includes Palmer Tour and your choice of farm tours
Extended tour of the historic Colonist and Homestead farming district tour. View
more historic “operating” Colonist and Homestead farms in the outlying region. Disembark and enjoy the walking tour of your choice.
(Additional guided walking tour admission applies)
A. Dairy Farm Tour - $100 - 1 ½
The last operating Colonist Dairy Farm! Hear about Alaska’s pioneer dairy farming from Colonist Children as compared to present day. Tour vegetable
gardens and discover the secrets of growing the famous giant vegetables.
Guided Walking Tour -$7 each for ½ hr or $9 each for 1 hr
B. Reindeer Farm Tour- $100 1 ½ hr
www.reindeerfarm.com
Located outside of scenic Palmer, Alaska, the Reindeer Farm offers a variety of enjoyable Alaskan activities, including reindeer tours, a gift shop, horseback rides, and nearby hiking trails. Feed and pet these majestic northern animals, and you will even see moose, elk, bison, and blacktail deer.
Pet Reindeer and tour this historic Colonist farm at the foot of Pioneer Peak.
Guided Walking Tour -1/2 hr - $6 each 
C. Musk Ox Farm - $100 - 1 ½ hr
www.muskoxfarm.org
Situated in Palmer, 
View herds of Musk Ox being raised on this historic Colonist farm. Visit the Musk Ox Museum and gift shop learn the history and present facts about the Musk Ox and “Qiviut” wool.
Guided Walking Tour
$8 each for 20 pax or more
$7 each for 30 pax or more
D. Homestead Farm - $125 - 2 hrs
Visit this historic “operating” hay farm. It is an original 1914 homestead with
six restored historic buildings surrounded by dramatic mountain vistas. 
Lunch or Snack Option:
Sit around a campfire and enjoy a country picnic with a custom ordered deli lunch or snack. Enjoy a drink of fresh water right from the well pump. 
Guided Walking Tour -
$6 each ½ hr - $8 each - 1 hr
Your tour includes the six restored and furnished historic buildings, a stroll
through the potato patch, working hay fields, and collection of historic farm
equipment and tools. 
Original pioneer children tell fascinating stories of the hardships and successes of the homesteaders, trappers, and miners who settled this land in the early 1900’s.
HATCHER'S PASS
Independence Mine State Park and Museum
$100 -1 ½ hrs (lunch option at lodge)
www.hatcherspass.org
The mountainous area is infectious with its grand vistas, and historical artifacts that remain scattered throughout the mountain ranges. Today cabins left from the Gold Rush still rest on the summit of the highest peaks to the lowest areas of the valley. The range of visitors to Hatcher Pass vary from families to professional mountaineers, it’s truly a place for everyone.
Experience the historic Hatcher’s Pass gold mining district nestled in the Talkeetna Mountains with expansive views of the Palmer region below. A walking tour of the Historic Independence Mine State Park and Museum offers an opportunity to explore the restored historic buildings and mining shafts. From the early 1900’s to 1940’s this giant operation boasted second largest hard rock gold mine in Alaska!
