Blue Crystal Water Company well house on Cowles Street We take plentiful clean water for granted, but in early Fairbanks, clean water was a limited commodity. Most wells in Fairbanks were shallow — yielding...
This past Friday I had a book signing a the Fairbanks Community Museum for my new book, Interior Sketches. The community museum is a great little place, and I had an exhibit there last...
Saloons and churches were both integral parts of frontier Alaska. Many early churches survive, while examples of early liquor establishments are rare. Perhaps this is because missionaries and preachers thought in terms of...
I was wading through the snow at Clay Street Cemetery a few days ago taking pictures and spied a small grouping of Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) in a chokecherry tree there. They are a...
The Noyes house in the Fall of 2012 For years the historic Noyes House at 407 Illinois Street was obscured by fencing and trees. One of the “benefits” of the recent Illinois Street widening...
I have finally received copies of my book, Interior Sketches. I am delivering books to people who have already paid for them, and a limited number of books will be available at Gulliver’s Books...
Mary Lee Davis House in Fall 2000, before restorations began In today’s world of mega-houses, the wood-frame bungalow at 410 Cowles Street known as the Mary Lee Davis House doesn’t stand out, but in...
We got our first measurable snow in Fairbanks this week. I woke up to this view of our front yard. The snow all melted before the day was done, and we are back to...
This past Friday I had a one-evening-only art show at the Morris Thompson Cultural Center here is Fairbanks. Saw some old friends, made some new ones–even sold a few drawings. For some one like...
