The Dena'ina Athabascan people lived in this valley long before the railroad. Wasilla itself was born in 1917, when the new Alaska Railroad pushed north and a townsite was platted and auctioned beside the line — a supply stop for the homesteaders and miners of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Early traders like O. G. Herning had worked the Knik country before the tracks arrived, and the railroad turned the crossing into a town.
Today Wasilla is a Mat-Su Valley hub — a railroad 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.
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.
