Ruby, AK

Ruby is a small incorporated town in central western Alaska, on the south bank of the Yukon River at the edge of the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge. It was established in 1911 during a gold rush, and that origin still gives the town a frontier-history feel. Ruby is accessible only by boat or air, so travel and supplies are part of the local reality. Students are served by the Yukon-Koyukuk School District, and the Yukon River remains central to the place.