The hunting party poses with Shane Meisel’s musk ox. The musk ox looks like he might have been chiseled out of the veined rock of this fjord. The only movement is his coat, a tangle of tawny ...

PALMER — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms got a daisy and free admission Sunday at the Musk ...