Rest day, or sometimes referred to as ‘Wrenchin’ Wednesday’ marks the halfway point in the Iron Dog as racers rest both mind and body, but also tend to the proper care and repair of their machines. After some comfort food and a bit of sleep, teams are granted 15 minutes of ‘off clock time’ where […]
2019 Iron Dog – Day 3 Coverage
1,089 miles into the worlds longest, toughest snowmobile race, the top six teams are still separated by less than one hour. The first team to check into the halfway point was Team 10, household names in this race, Mike Morgan and Chris Olds. Over the first half of the race from the start in Willow […]
2019 Iron Dog – Day 2 Coverage
Social media was abuzz late last night with hundreds of fans waiting to hear official word on rumors floating about surrounding a collision between Team 16 and Team 8 outside the McGrath checkpoint. We had initially reported that this wreck was going to force Team 8 of Tyson Johnson and Tyler Aklestad from the race. […]
2019 Iron Dog – Day 1 Coverage
If the first day of the 2019 Iron Dog had to be summed up in one word, for both participants and racers alike, it would have to be ‘whiteout’. Making your way to the new race venue at Deshka Landing meant driving through a veritable blizzard before parking and walking through heaps of fresh fluffy snow […]
The Alaskan Captain Kirk of Science Fiction – Craig Martelle
The Alaskan Captain Kirk of Science Fiction, Interview with Author Craig Martelle Interview by Lois Simenson How many authors can say they’ve written thirty books in three years? Craig Martelle can, and he’s chosen Fairbanks, Alaska as the place to do it. His newsletter bio begins with, “Who is this Craig Martelle guy?” He refers to […]
US Navy Launches Stealth-Fighter-Looking Assault Craft on Kodiak Island
Alaskans living on Kodiak Island created a bit of a buzz online recently when the US Navy decided to seemingly perform some testing on their Combatant Craft Assault boats, more commonly known as CCA’s. Photos of the boats being unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III, backed down a boat ramp, and ultimately floating in the water […]
Cheesy Halibut Dip – Easy and Awesome!
Anyone who has caught a halibut on a rod and reel knows just how fun that experience can be. How hard they pull, the splashing, riding an ocean boat to the fishing grounds…it’s the whole experience which usually makes halibut fishing in Alaska so fun. After the catch, the other best part is eating the […]
A Diverted Flight on Christmas Eve Puts Shemya Island in the Spotlight!
A Delta Airlines flight from Beijing to Seattle made an unexpected stop at one of the more out of the way places on the globe in the early morning of Christmas Eve 2018. The flight, carrying 194 passengers, was diverted for an emergency landing on Shemya Island. The island is home to Eareckson Air Station– […]
Earthquake Preparedness – Protect Your Family, Protect Your Home
Now, not later. That is the mantra of all preparedness preparations. Everything from earthquake preparedness, general power failures, and even for many, massive volcanic ash fallout is a very real possibility. Being prepared for natural, or even man-made disasters means you need to not only think ahead, but put that thinking into practice and REALLY […]
What to Do in an Earthquake and After It’s Over
Miraculously, we all survived the 7.0 quake in Alaska that left significant damage to households, businesses, and infrastructure. I say miraculously because in large part, I think we all got very lucky. A earthquake of that magnitude so close to the most densely populated portion of the state put a lot of people at great […]
Great Alaska Earthquake Memes 2.0 – More is Better!
When it comes to earthquake memes, it seems that it’s a case of ‘the more the merrier!’ Since we are still experiencing literally hundreds of aftershocks from the 7.0 quake that left a fair bit of destruction in its wake, Alaskans are turning to humoring both themselves and others to help calm their nerves, poke […]
Great Alaska Earthquake Memes – 26 Memes to Make You Smile!
We like our great Alaska earthquake memes shaken, not stirred. Memes….a way for people to poke fun at each other, relate to each other, laugh together, and overall communicate in a way the internet hasn’t seen until recently. Shortly after the 7.0 magnitude quake on November 30th, 2018, which caused damage to peoples homes, businesses […]
