West Coast Grocery warehouse and a ghost of Christmas past
West Coast Grocery warehouse as it looked in early winter, 2011 The unpretentious metal-sided building at 318 Driveway Street (across from the News-Miner building) looks similar to the NC Company warehouse at the...
Found Art – Raven Gravings
I was out walking today—we had fresh snow yesterday and it was about 10 degrees above zero (F). Near my house is a field with an old split rail fence, and raven tracks...
Desjardin-Stroecker Farm–a remnant of early Fairbanks agriculture
Desjardin-Stroecker farm as it looked in 1995 The Desjardin-Stroecker Farm, located at 2.5 mile on Farmer’s Loop Road, is one of the few remaining signs of Fairbanks, Alaska’s agricultural past (besides Creamer’s Dairy, which...
Mad Dogs and Moose
Delivering newspapers at 40 degrees below zero (part 3) When I was delivering newspapers on foot in the middle of the night I had to deal with loose dogs on several occasions. Most of...
Find memories, welcome and soothing waters at Chena Hot Springs, Alaska
Historic cabins at Chena Hot Springs in 2009 Most Westerners exploring the Chena River drainage in the early 1900s had gold fever and were looking to get rich. Robert Swan had rheumatism and was...
Remembrance of a Warmer Climb – Eagle Trail State Recreation Area, Fall 2011
View of the Tok River Valley from trail’s end I should have taken more photos, but it was only going to be a short walk before breakfast—just a 2.5 mile stroll to a...
2011 Alaska Historical Society award a pleasant surprise
I was taken by surprise the other day. A friend called a month or so ago and asked me why I wasn’t at the recent Alaska Historical Society’s annual meeting held in Valdez,...
Valdez-Fairbank Trail, a lifeline for early Interior Alaskans
Stage operated by Ed S. Orr between Fairbanks and Valdez The Ed S. Orr Stage Co., also called the Fairbanks-Valdez Stage Co., was the most successful of several stage lines that operated along the...
Winter Sunrise at Birch Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska
Clear and 20 degrees below zero. Life is good. I hiked up to Birch Hill Cemetery a couple of days ago to watch the sunrise. (Sunrise was at 10:15 am.) Birch hill is a...
