Retro Ad of the Week: Alaska Tourism, 1968

With March finally here and spring around the corner, it’s hard not to daydream about summer days and sandy beaches. However, this retro ad from 1968 makes us second guess our vacation destination decisions with a breathtaking snapshot of Alaska’s natural beauty. And space. Lots of space. Which one would you pick?

Here’s the full body copy, which qualifies it for one of the best retro tourism ads we’ve seen:

Of course it all depends on you – what kind of time you think a vacation should be. Alaska isn’t everyone’s Utopia. Let’s see if it’s yours. Take this simple quiz and we’ll score you on whether Alaska is right for you and/or you are right for Alaska.

  1. Enjoy seeing spectacular sights like great glaciers, magnificent mountains, abundant wildlife, unspoiled beauty of nature. ____yes ____no
  2. Seek a place without freeways, smog, too many people – and the frantic pace. Long for the great outdoors, where there’s over two square miles of elbow room for every man, woman and child – and you can breathe the cool, clean air of the last frontier. ____yes ____no
  3. Adventure-minded. Want to see and do things never experienced before. Like to shake hands with an Eskimo, pan for gold, hunt cariboo. ____yes ____no
  4. Long to meet a new kind of people; friendly, gregarious, enthusiastic. Folks who are allergic to apathy because they’re too excited about where and how they live. ____yes ____no
  5. Desire an escape from conventional ways of travel. Would go for cruising wondrous waterways on a modern ferryliner through a magnificent land. Or travel a narrow gauge railway over a gold rush trail. Or hop a float plane to a secluded lake. Even ride in a walrus skin boat. ____yes ____no

If you checked one or more “yes,” plan to see Alaska now. You’ll love it. If you checked all questions “no,” come up anyway. We’d like to change your outlook.

FUN FACT: Denali is not only the tallest mountain in Alaska, but also the tallest in North America. The mountain’s peak stands 20,310 feet above sea level! (Source: LiveScience)

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