A Creek, a Hill & a Forty book just published
My newest book, A Creek, a Hill & a Forty: The early years of Alaska’s Matanuska Colony, seen through a colonist’s letter home—Margaret Miller’s story, has just been published. The book is a firsthand...
Tagged: Alaska history
Jean Lester’s “Faces of 84” paintings worth seeing at Fairbanks City Hall
Bessie was one of the last Salchaket speakers and is buried in the Salcha Native cemetery In 1984, Ester artist and writer, Jean Lester, embarked on a project to paint portraits of 25 average...
Interior Sketches II books arriving soon!
The launch of my new book, “Interior Sketches II, More ramblings around Interior Alaska historic sites,” is only a few weeks away! This second book in my “Interior Sketches” series will feature an additional...
Harry Karstens, a.k.a. the Seventymile Kid, and his Fairbanks connection
Harry Karstens, cabin at Pioneer Park in the 1990s Henry Peter (Harry) Karstens, a.k.a. the Seventymile Kid, was a legendary Alaskan outdoorsman. He is remembered as co-leader of the first successful ascent of Denali...
Artist speaks at Pioneer Home in Fairbanks
I went out to the Pioneer Home this afternoon to give a presentation about historic sites along the road system in Eastern Interior Alaska. This was a return engagement. I was there last October...
