
Today Wasilla is a Mat-Su Valley hub — a railroad-and-mining town turned valley gateway, with lakes in town and the Alaska Range on the horizon. Our Wasilla designs gather that identity — the bear-and-1959 emblem, the Mat-Su Valley, and the trail to Nome — into wearable form. Wasilla, Alaska — where the trail to Nome begins, in the heart of the Mat-Su Valley.
The valley the railroad built is a country of water and machines. Wasilla Lake and Lake Lucille sit right in town, busy with floatplanes and fishing boats in the long summer light, and the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry gathers the locomotives, bush planes, and pioneer gear that opened the north — a fitting keeper for a town the railroad made.
Why People Visit Wasilla
Wasilla balances Alaska heritage with easygoing valley life — lakeside walks, broad mountain scenery, and the deep history of the long trail north. It's accessible, relaxed, and a practical base for exploring the Mat-Su Valley and Southcentral Alaska.