Oct 19, 2021 | Diane Solie Smith Artwork
This painting was commissioned by the owner of the cabin shorty after it was completed. Logs were and are a popular building material in Atlin. Using locally sourced logs makes economic sense. They offer good insulation and are aesthetically pleasing. See a watercolor...
Oct 19, 2021 | Diane Solie Smith Artwork
Glacier Institute On McBride Boulevard looking toward the Geological Institute. This building was originally a wing of Saint Andrews Hospital opened in 1942 to serve Atlinite’s and neighboring communities. It was built from salvaged lumber and even nails from the...
Oct 12, 2021 | 1960s Alaska in Photos
Hirst-Chichagof Gold Mine Located fifty miles from Sitka, the Hirst-Chichagof Gold Mine operated from 1920 to 1943 when it was closed during WWII due to lack of manpower and resources. During its brief operation, the Chichagof mine processed 35 tons of ore a day and...
Sep 13, 2021 | Reviews & Recommendations
Fifty Miles from Tomorrow William L. Iggiagruk Hensley Picador 2010 Born thirty miles north of the Arctic Circle, William was raised in the semi-nomadic lifestyle of the Inupiaq people. This memoir takes the reader through William’s childhood on shore of the Chukchi...
Sep 12, 2021 | Writings & Musings
Shootout at White Alice 1987 Small Town Alaska The axe swings in a graceful arc, the day’s declining light glints off the whetted steel. With power and precision, it connects with a round of knotty spruce, piercing it neatly, splitting it in two. The cry of the...
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