Name: Joar Leifseth Ulsom Birth Date: February 21, 1987 Birth Place: Mo i Rana, Norway Residence: Willow, Alaska Joar kneeling with his leaders in Nome in 2016 Iditarod. Photo by: KNOM Radio Mission By The Numbers Number of Iditarod Finishes: 6 out of 6 attempts (2013-2018) Best Finish: 1st place (2018) Best Time: 8d 11h 0m 40s (2017) […]
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– […]
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 […]
Alaska Earthquake Damage – Stats/Photos/Videos of the Aftermath
Situated on the ‘Ring of Fire’, Alaska earthquakes are a fairly common occurrence. However, on the morning of November 30th, 2018, South-central Alaskans were met with a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake sending schoolchildren scrambling under desks, office workers out into the streets, and some motorists navigating severely damaged roadways. Felt hundreds of miles away, even […]
Alaska Author Pens Iconic Tom Clancy Series
The Alaska Life – Eagle River Alaska Author Pens Iconic Tom Clancy Series What do Alaskans do when it’s blowing outside with freezing rain? If you’re Alaska author Marc Cameron, you work on your next Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan novel. Marc is the New York Times bestselling author of seventeen critically acclaimed novels, including two of […]
The Denali Road Lottery – All You Need to Know!
The Denali Road Lottery – By Karl Sander Denali National Park and Preserve consists of over four and a half million acres of parkland (over two million acres designated as wilderness) and another 1.3 million acres of wildlife preserve. It’s bigger than the entire State of New Hampshire – and it’s served by one 92 […]
China Poot Bay: Adventures Near Homer Alaska
China Poot Bay Alaska. I was born here. I grew up here. I’ve lived here my entire life. I was even born in Homer, one of America’s happiest seaside towns! Despite this, like many other Alaskans, we often get caught up with the busyness of life that we often forget to take the time to […]
Does the Iditarod Need to be Fixed?
An opinion piece from three-time Iditarod musher, Danny Seavey, March 2018 “Tell me honestly, is the Iditarod inhumane? Can they safely run 1000 miles in 8 days? I want to believe it’s OK, but my friends are asking how I can support the event with all stuff in the news.” I was asked this question […]
The Way It Was – Coming to Alaska in the 1950’s
The following is an excerpt From the book, The Way It Was, By Malachy Donoghue. This excerpt details the way Malachy arrived in Alaska and the whirlwind of life-changing events that happened at the drop of a hat. I wasn’t happy in New York City. The summers were unbearable with the heat and humidity, and, […]
Fulfilling a Dream: Wiluk River Dolly Varden
Fulfilling a Dream: Wiluk River Dolly Varden The flight out of Kotzebue aboard two small bush planes packed with our self-bailing raft, fishing gear, and provisions seemed surreal. I had dreamed of making a self-guided trip to the Wulik River for more than a decade, sport fishing for large sea-run dolly varden which seasonally migrate […]
Interviewing a LifeMed Alaska Flight Paramedic…Making an #AKHero
The Makings of an #AKHero An Interview with David Svobodny, Flight Paramedic and Base Chief for LifeMed Alaska in Juneau LifeMed Alaska Flight Paramedic and Juneau Base Chief, David Svobodny, speaking at the Juneau hanger opening in June. LifeMed Alaska is generating a lot of buzz around the State with their #AKHero campaign. Alaskans from […]
