R. C. Wood, a neglected city father of Fairbanks
R. C. Wood’s house in the mid 1980s Richard Crowther “Dick” Wood, a pioneer Fairbanks banker and civic leader, was born in Winnemucca, Nevada in 1876. He spent much of his childhood in Tombstone,...
Historic Healy Hotel lives on at new location
Healy Hotel, now Princess Tours employee housing, in 2012 Most people driving the Parks Highway through Healy have no idea they can see a historic structure from the road. However, the two-story building just...
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum’s Fordson snow tractor and the Detroit-Arctic Expedition
Fordson snow tractor outside the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks The odd-looking contraption in the drawing is a Fordson “Snow Motor,” also called a snow tractor. It is basically a Fordson tractor (built...
Snowy branches on January first
I was out taking photos today and was intrigued by the contrast between birch branches, snow, and sky.
Fox tracks along the Chena River – December 2014
During my recent walk along the Chena River I saw lots of fox tracks–must be a good vole year. For the first photo above, which is several shots stitched together, I stood about six...
Christmas day along the Chena River, 2014
Happy Holidays! Went for a walk on the Chena River today. It was a lovely day — partly cloudy and about 5 degrees above zero (F). It was about 1:00 in the afternoon, with...
Fortymile Roadhouse and the Taylor Highway, gateway to the historic Fortymile country
The 160-mile long Taylor Highway was constructed between 1947 and 1951 to connect the Alaska Highway with the Fortymile River region (often referred to as “Fortymile country”) and the city of Eagle on the...
Manley Roadhouse – Serving hospitality since 1903
Manley Roadhouse as it looked in 1994 John Karshner was prospecting for gold when he stumbled across a hot springs in the hills just north of a small Tanana River tributary in 1902. Karshner...
For One Artist, Colorblindness Opened Up A World Of Black And White
Mary’s Turn – engraving by Peter Milton “Colors can cheat the eye but sumi (black pigment) never can; it proclaims the master and exposes the tyro” – Henry Bowie, in On the Laws...
Chena River on Thanksgiving day — sunny and beautiful
Thanksgiving day here is Fairbanks. My wife and I walked down to the river and back just now. It is clear and cold, about -5 degrees F. Actually pretty good weather for the end...
