From Doyle’s Roadhouse to Gakona Lodge–life goes on in Gakona

The National Register of Historic Places states that Gakona Lodge and its predecessor, Doyle’s Roadhouse, represent one of the oldest continuously operating roadhouse operations in Interior Alaska. It also is one of the most...

John Haines’ cabin on a sunny February morning

We drove down the Richardson Highway to Delta this past week. It was a sunny day and we stopped briefly to take pictures of John Haines’ cabin at Richardson. Photos were taken from the...

Good turnout at my Tanana-Yukon Historical Society presentation

There were about thirty people in attendance at Pioneer Hall this past Wednesday for my presentation on thirty years of drawing history in Eastern Interior Alaska. The event was hosted by the Tanana-Yukon Historical...

Gilcher Building in Fairbanks displays city’s last old-time storefront

Gilcher Building in Fall 2013 The Gilcher Building at 524 Third Avenue in downtown Fairbanks (where River City Café is located) is the last example in the city of the storefront style found across...

“Thirty years of sketching Interior Alaska history” talk for Tanana-Yukon Historical Society on Feb. 19

Sketch of Blixt Cabin off the Elliott Highway I’ll be giving a presentation at the Tanana-Yukon Historical Society meeting on February 19th. The program will be about my historical art and writing and my...

Paxson — a tale of two roadhouses

The remains of the second Paxson’s Roadhouse as it looked in early spring 2013 The tumbled-down building in the drawing, located about three miles south of Isabelle Pass along the Richardson Highway, is the...