Wales Airport serves Wales with flights on Bering Air and Ravn Alaska to Nome. Landmarks include Wales Site and Wales Airport. Wales is the birthplace of Ronald Senungetuk, iñupiaq artist.
Wales, Alaska gifts and souvenirs: 21 designs made from Wales's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Wales Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Wales Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Wales Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Wales Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Wales Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Wales Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
Population 2010: 145 → 2020: 168
From Wikidata (CC0).
A burial mound from the Birnirk culture (500 to 900 AD) was discovered near Wales and is now a National Historic Landmark.
In 1827, a Russian Navy report listed the Inupiat villages of "Eidamoo" near the coast and "King-a-ghe" inland in the area.
In 1890, the American Missionary Association established a mission at the site of present-day Wales. In the 1890s, reindeer (domesticated caribou) were brought to the area and in 1894 a reindeer station was established. Wales became an important whaling center due to its location along whale migratory routes, and it was the region's largest and most prosperous village, with more than 500 residents. Wales is named after Cape Prince of Wales, which itself was named by Captain Cook in 1778.
On November 9, 2011, the city experienced the 2011 Bering Sea superstorm. Wind gusts of 89 miles per hour (143 km/h) were recorded in Wales.
On January 17, 2023, a polar bear entered the community of Wales and chased multiple residents. The bear fatally attacked a woman and her 1-year-old son. It was shot and killed by a local resident as it mauled the pair. This was Alaska's first reported polar bear attack in over 30 years.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Wales, Alaska, revision 1375488435 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Wales sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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2 free coloring pages of Wales, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Wales's population was 168 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 145 in 2010.
Wales Site
A view of Wales