Wildflowers aplenty in Interior Alaska
On a recent field trip I spotted numerous species of wildflowers in bloom. Here are just a few of the different flowers I spotted. All of these flowers were located within a two acre...
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Old Eagle courthouse dates back to days of Territorial justice
U.S. Courthouse in Eagle, Alaska as it looked in 2000 On June 6, 1900, Congress enacted a civil code for the Territory of Alaska that, among other things, split Alaska’s single judicial district...
Duo-toned field of fireweed in eastern Alaska
I was driving from Fairbanks to Tok this past Saturday and did a double-take as I passed a field of fireweed. Were there two colors of fireweed? Fireweed (Epilobium...
Ghost Birch at Byers Lake
On out last trip to Byers Lake we hiked around the lake (about a four mile hike). At one point we came across a clump of mature birch trees. Wedged in between two of the...
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church retains its rustic charm
When Episcopal Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe mushed into Fairbanks in February 1904, he found a certified boom-town. The previous time an Episcopal priest had visited the gold camp, in March 1903, it consisted of...
Russian-American Company’s Kolmakovsky Redoubt blockhouse re-built at UAF’s Museum of the North
Kolmakovsky Redoubt blockhouse Last year the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North put the finishing touches on a re-built Russian blockhouse near the woods behind the museum. The blockhouse was built in...
Alaska wild iris – New blooms with old seed pods
Here is a photo of the wild iris (Iris setosa) in my front yard. I left last year’s seed pods standing for a contrast with this year’s blooms. There is also so wild larkspur...
Historic buildings on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus
Here are some historic building on the UAF campus that are worth visiting. Bunnell House–the residence of the school’s first president, Charles Bunnell. Bult in 1921, it is one of the oldest buildings on...
George C. Thomas Memorial Library a civilizing influence in Early Fairbanks
Fairbanks’ first public library (pictured in the drawing) is a direct result of Episcopal Church efforts to provide reading materials for residents of Alaska’s frontier settlements. Hudson Stuck, Episcopal Archdeacon of the Yukon, wrote...
Fat Albert – abandoned military surplus 6×6 truck along Rex Trail
I an convinced that Alaska would not be nearly so developed had it not been for “government surplus.” At least in the Railbelt and Southcentral, military surplus vehicles and other equipment helped Alaskans survive....
