Womens Bay, Chiniak, Old Harbor and Akhiok are included in a new round of broadband funding announced last week by Alaska Communications.

Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska is home to the largest bear on earth, the Kodiak Bear. At least 2,500 bears live on the island and the animal is regarded as the world’s biggest land predator ...

from Alaska’s Kodiak Island to California’s Santa Cruz Island. Some, like Tangier, one of Virginia’s best beach towns, are decidedly less touristic than others but deserve a closer look.