Alaska's Flag is the Each state in the United States (except New Jersey) has a state song, selected by the state legislature as a symbol of the state. Some states have more than one official state song. A few of these are among the best-known songs in the world, including Swanee River, Yankee... state song of State of Alaska Alaska state seal Source http://usa.usembassy.de/travel-states.htm Rights and restrictions Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the U.S. Mission to Germany web site is in the public domain and may be copied and distributed without permission. Citation of the U.S... Alaska. The lyrics were written by Marie Drake with second verse written by Carol Beery Davis. The music was composed by Elinor Dusenbury. Its lyrics honor the Flag Ratio: 125:177 The flag of Alaska was designed in 1927 by Bennie Benson, a 13-year-old Native American schoolboy who won a competition out of 142 entries. Bensons design was officially adopted in 1959. The blue field is for the sky and the forget-me-not... flag of Alaska:

Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The Bear - the Dipper - and,
shining high, the great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.

A Native lad chose the Dipper's stars
For Alaska's flag that there be no bars
Among our culture. Let it be known
Through years the Native's past has grown
To share life's treasures, hand in hand,
to keep Alaska our Great-Land;
We love the northern midnight sky,
the mountains, lakes and streams nearby.
The great North Star with its steady light
will guide all cultures, clear and bright,
with nature's flag to Alaskan's dear,
the simple flag of the last frontier.

External Links

• Alaska's Flag (http://sled.alaska.edu/akfaq/akflag.html), musical score and lyrics, via Alaska State Library