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 […]
Dr. Baughman – Pioneer Doctor in Seward
Dr. Baughman – Seward’s Pioneer Doctor German born Dr. Baughman – An Alaskan Pioneer lived both a good and tragic life By Michael Hankins It’s been nearly twenty years since friends Jeff Thimsen, Doug Harvey, and I sat on a sloping bluff near Old Knik, Alaska. We were quietly eating lunch that day taking in […]
Esther Haakenson – A Thankful Pioneer
The Story of Esther Haakenson “A Thankful Pioneer” Story by Dana Jaworski | Originally published in the September 2013 issue of Last Frontier Magazine She lay in a hospital bed bruised and broken from a nasty fall. Down the hall, in the early hours of the morning, her husband’s battle with cancer ended. She had […]
First Automobile Drive From Fairbanks to Valdez
Bobby Sheldon Makes History in Alaska This Day in Alaska History – First Automobile from Fairbanks to Valdez On August 2, 1913, Robert “Bobby” E. Sheldon made history. His arrival in Valdez marked the day that the first automobile was driven by a civilian along the wagon trail from Fairbanks to Valdez—what would later be known […]
Alaska Air Tales: A Lesson in Safety on Lake Hood
“My First Swim of the Year” Taking a dip in Lake Hood and learning a valuable lesson. story by Rick Morrison as told to Jack Gwaltney – from the book, Alaska Air Tales One spring I was asked to check out a friend of mine in his Cessna 185 on floats on Lake Hood. He […]
From Sitka to Seattle: Alaska’s First Telegraph to the Continental United States
This Day in Alaska History: Telegraph in Alaska Alaska’s First Telegraph Message to the Continental United States by The Alaska Life History is made because of many different moving parts and elements coming together and doing something for the first time. Historical events in Alaska have a lot of moving parts—parts that travel incredible distances. […]
Discovering Gold At Pedro Creek
On this day in Alaska history… The Discovery of Gold at Pedro Creek “There’s gold in them there hills!” claimed Felix Pedro on July 22, 1902. He had been searching in the Tanana area near E.T. Barnett’s trading post for a few years and finally found what he was looking for—14 feet under an unnamed […]
