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...
Jul 25, 2021 | Diane Solie Smith Artwork
The Barn at Grahams Farm The farm is only a couple miles south of Atlin near the mouth of Pine Creek. Consisting of flat, sparsely wooded land spread along the shoreline of Atlin Lake, homesteader Sam Johnson decided it was perfect for farming. In the early 1900s...
Jul 24, 2021 | My Alaska Travels
I recently worked In Angoon, Alaska on Admiralty Island. Angoon is accessed by the Alaska State Marine Highway System and Alaska Seaplanes provides twice daily floatplane service. I was bringing a truck and tools so I arrived by ferry. I will talk more about Angoon in...
Jul 19, 2021 | Diane Solie Smith Artwork
The M/V Tarahne Summer scene of the M/V Tarahne with First Island in the background. The M/V Tarahne was built on the shore in front of town in the summer of 1917. Designed with sightseeing in mind, it sports a large viewing deck where patrons sat on large wicker...
Recent Comments