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September 25, 2012

View from new Barnette Street Bridge in Fairbanks

Downtown Fairbanks from new Barnette Street bridge The new bridge across the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks isn’t open to vehicles yet, but pedestrians can cross it. Here are a couple of photos I...

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September 23, 2012

Old warehouse door – Fairbanks, Alaska

I love taking photos in the Fall.  Architectural details, even whole buildings that were hidden by the leaves of summer, are suddenly visible. These photos show the side of an old warehouse here in...

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September 21, 2012

Historic Fairbanks home offers glimpse of mysterious Kitty Hensley

Kitty Hensley is a bit of a mystery. No one is quite sure when she came to Fairbanks, when she married, or who exactly her husband was. Some say he was a lawyer from...

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September 18, 2012

Painting the Pipes, Perking up Downtown Fairbanks

The Downtown Association of Fairbanks and Project Fairbanks have teamed up to add some sparkle to Fairbanks by having local artists paint the vent pipes in the downtown area. The central business area is...

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September 16, 2012

Leaves and Stones

  I love the patterns and contrasts that Autumn leaves make when they have fallen to the ground. Here are some photos of the leaves on the stone path in my front yard.

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September 13, 2012

Ben Eielson and his Jenny fly into Alaska History

Carl Ben Eielson, one of Alaska’s pioneering aviators, grew up yearning to fly. Born in Hatton, North Dakota in 1897, he got his chance to become a pilot during World War I by enlisting...

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September 12, 2012

Art show opening at Fairbanks Community museum an enjoyable event

This past Friday was the opening for my month-long show at the Fairbanks Community Museum. We all had a good time. The event was well-attended and I got to talk to a lot of...

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September 11, 2012

Autumn colors in Chena River State Recreation Area

Autumn is definitely here. The garden is pretty much harvested and we have had several frosts. (I actually had to turn the furnace in the house on–oh well…) I went on a drive up...

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September 6, 2012

Taku Chief a relic of Interior Alaska’s early riverboat days

When the tug boat Taku Chief began its career in Southeast Alaska in 1938, the age of steamboating on Interior Alaska rivers was dying. Gold mining, which had spurred a few decades of frenetic...

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September 3, 2012

My Upcoming Art Show at Fairbanks Community Museum

This Friday, September 7, will be the opening reception for my new art show at the Fairbanks Community Museum in Old City Hall at the corner of 5th Avenue and Cushman Steet in downtown...

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