Northside Grocery as it looked in 1969 After 1939, when construction began at Ladd Field, and well into the 1950s, Fairbanks experienced a population explosion. Terrence Cole’s report, Historic Resources of the Minnie Street...
This is the second of three roadhouses that operated at the former town of Richardson, about 75 miles south of Fairbanks—295 miles from Valdez. The first roadhouse, built by Jacob Samuelson near the Tanana...
The Tamarac Inn, a small motel that was built in the early 1950s, is currently undergoing renovation. The building was actually pieced together from surplussed military housing units from Ladd Field that weren’t needed...
The Hi-Yu mine as it looked in the 1990s About 25 miles northeast of Fairbanks sits one of the area’s most successful lode mines, now abandoned and decaying. The Hi-Yu mine is located...
I was out this morning taking photos of old buildings when I came across a large ice-filled puddle. Since I had knee boots on I waded in to take photos of ice that...
Chatanika Gold Camp as it looked in 1994 On a southeast-facing hill just north of Mile 27.5 of the Steese Highway sits Chatanika Gold Camp. The camp used to be the Fairbanks Exploration Company’s...
Just a reminder. The launch party for my new book, “Interior Sketches II, more ramblings around Interior Alaska historic sites,” will be held at Gulliver’s Books on Tuesday, April 5th from 5:00 to 7:00...
Fresh snow on wild iris Sky, snow and birch We’ve had warmer than normal temperatures lately, which has meant melting snow, slush puddles, and bare tree branches. Then, about a week ago, it...
The Puhl house as it looked in about 1990. The house and the barn behind it were built in 1935 The log cabin shown in the drawing is the house where my wife, Betsy,...
This goes with my post on producing pen and ink drawings. I’ve been asked what kind of pens I use, and I thought I would show all the tools I use. This first photo...
