Old Trapper’s Cabin at Byers Lake
We recently went camping at Byers Lake, about 200 miles down the Parks Highway on the other side of Broad Pass. We hadn’t been there for probably 15 years. The camprground, operated by the...
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Ambitious Davidson Ditch brought water to Fairbanks dredges
Davidson Ditch inverted siphon across U.S. Creek “Ditch” is such a mundane word and certainly doesn’t accurately describe the Davidson Ditch, the 90-mile long system of open earthwork canals, steel pipe and tunnel that...
Red rocks – lots of lichen – Sourdough Creek
When we were up at Sourdough Creek a week ago we found a large pile of very red rocks (at least that’s what my wife tells me). The rock pile had obviously been there...
The Fairbanks Lacey Street Theater, grand building on a budget
Architectural historian Alison Hogland, author of Buildings of Alaska, writes that the Lacey Street Theater, “is the finest Art Deco building in Fairbanks.” The theater has graced the corner of Lacey Street and Second...
1958 Studebaker Silver Hawk in Anderson, Alaska
Several years ago I saw this Silver Hawk in a yard along the main street in Anderson. When I went back last summer to take more photos the car was gone. Oh well…...
Drawing of ground dogwood – Fairbanks, Alaska
Since I posted the photos of the ground dogwood a few days ago, I thought I would also post a drawing I did. Ground dogwood (Cornus canadensis), also called bunchberry, is one of my...
Labrador Tea and Bunchberry blooming at Sourdough Creek
Here are some photos I took on my recent excursion to Sourdough Creek. The hills had been burned over within the last ten years and were covered with a vibrant growth of...
Old mining camp on Sourdough Creek
On Monday of this week we drove to Sourdough Creek, about 70 miles up the Steese Highway. We have friends whose family owns an old mining camp up there. Borough land records say the...
Fate of Fairbanks’ historic Masonic Temple in limbo
One of the iconic buildings along the Fairbanks riverfront is the old Masonic Temple at 809 First Ave. Fraternal organizations were extremely popular in Alaska’s fledgling towns. The Arctic Brotherhood, Eagles, Elks, Freemasons, Moose,...
Dwarf Monkshood along Sourdough Creek Road
Yesterday I was up at Sourdough Creek, about 15 miles south of Twelve Mile Summit on the Steese Highway. I was taking photos of historic buildings, but I also spotted a small patch of...
