This all too often overlooked Nation Park in Alaska lets you get as up close and personal with brown bears as is humanly safe -- you just have to get there.

An inside look at the making of a "Weekend Window." Sept. 20, 2009— -- Katmai National Park and Preserve, in southern Alaska, is home to the greatest concentration of grizzly bears in the world.

Brown bears in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots that both amateurs and professionals around the ...

Proposed changes to Katmai National Park will affect how visitors navigate the grounds of the Brooks River Corridor, a popular spot for observing bears. The park wants to establish permits to allow ...

Active volcanoes, pristine lakes, and epic wildlife sightings await at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots ...

Every year, thousands of visitors travel to Katmai, only to have their excursions in the park halted for hours at a time by "bear jams" – when bears came near the seasonal, floating bridge that ...

Move over Shark Week, Fat Bear Week is here, and it’s got more to love. Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Reserve has announced the bracket for its fifth annual “Fattest Bear” of Brooks River ...

Animal lovers can vote for their favorite chunky bear at Alaska's Katmai National Park until Oct. 5, after which Fat Bear Week's winner will be announced Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE ...

The results are in. And this year's winner in Katmai National Park and Reserve's annual "fattest bear" contest is 409 Beadnose. "Her radiant rolls were deemed by the voting public to be this year's ...

Finally, it’s Fat Bear Week – a most welcome week of healthy competition among brown bears. Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve calls it “a celebration of success,” a March Madness style ...