Rare 1931 American Pilgrim 100B aircraft at Fairbanks
We had a Centennial Air Show Celebration here in Fairbanks Today, The show was in honor of 100 years of aviation in Alaska. We went out to the airport to look at the planes....
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Old Dodge M-series 4×4 somwhere in the hills around Fairbanks
Here is is a photo of an old Dodge M-series truck. Some one told me about it few weeks ago and I asked the owner if I could photograph it. He said yes, but...
Old Federal Building in Fairbanks anchors downtown district
Old Federal Building in Fairbanks in about 2000 The book “Ghosts of the Gold Rush” recounts that many long-time Fairbanks residents believed the reason Fairbanks prospered and Chena City (at the confluence of the...
Old College depot (an example Fairbanks hidden history) torn down
Once upon a time (80 odd years ago) there was a tiny depot by the railroad tracks near what was then the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now the University of Alaska)....
UAF Experiment Farm history reflects saga of Alaska agriculture
Pictured in the drawing are the two oldest buildings at the University of Alaska Experiment Farm: the manager’s residence and the barn, both built in 1940. The farm was originally part of the Federal...
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...
Case L tractor and the early years of Creamers Dairy in Fairbanks, Alaska
Case L tractor in front of creamery at Creamers Dairy When Charles and Belle Hinckley arrived in Fairbanks in the spring of 1904, they had no inkling that they would establish what would become...
Fox tracks in the snow
I followed fox tracks through the fresh snow for probably 45 minutes yesterday morning. The fox had obviously been hunting and its tracks crisscrossed the woods behind my house, weaving back and forth over...
Late winter walk in the woods – hips, berries, leaves and cones
We have fresh snow and I went tramping through the woods today. Here are a few of my discoveries. Left – Rose hips Right – Highbush cranberries ...
White Seal Dock a reminder of Fairbanks early waterfront
White Seal Dock as it looked in Fall 2012 According to the book, Fairbanks, a City Historic Building Survey, few of Fairbanks’ early commercial buildings remain. Most were destroyed by the numerous fires and...
