Tagged: historic sites

“Interior Sketches III” funding project is live on Kickstarter!

  The Kickstarter project to fund a first printing of my new book, Interior Sketches III, More ramblings around Interior Alaska historic sites, is now live and accepting pledges. The book features 70 historic...

Matanuska Experiment Farm survives government ups and downs

Manager’s house at Matanuska Experiment Farm in 1918. The drawing is based on a photograph in the Alaska Engineering Commission collection at the Anchorage Museum. The Matanuska Experiment Farm, located 38 miles northeast of Anchorage...

First house built in Alaska’s Matanuska Colony still stands today

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,...

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...

The changing roadhouses of Richardson, Alaska

Richardson Roadhouse in the 1960s Opening and operating a roadhouse in Interior Alaska was always a gamble. A poorly chosen location could hobble a roadhouse’s ability to attract travelers, new routes might bypass a...

Deadwood Creek mining camp near Central survives as family retreat

Deadwood Creek is a 20-mile-long northeasterly flowing stream in the Circle Mining District. It tumbles down out of the mountains before meandering across flats and emptying into Crooked Creek a few miles east of...

“Interior Sketches II” Kickstarter campaign ends successfully!

This is just a thank you to everybody who supported my Kickstarter campaign, either through pledging or sharing the project with others. The funding campaign officially ended yesterday and we raised over $3000.00. That...

Final Weekend for “Interior Sketches II” Kickstarter project

Spritis are high as we go into this final weekend of our Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for publishing my book, “Interior Sketches II, More ramblings around Interior Alaska historic sites.” We have met...

Last week for “Interior Sketches II” Kickstarter campaign!

My Kickstarter campaign for raising funds to publish “Interior Sketches II, More ramblings around Interior Alaska historic sites” is entering its final week. The campaign ends Sunday, April 19th at 9:00 pm. That should...

Kickstarter campaign for “Interior Skeches II” book reaches 50% funding level

We are half way to our funding goal of $2,230.00, which is the amount needed to cover the development and first printing of my book, “Interior Sketches II, More ramblings around Interior Alaska historic...