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Category Archives: Gold Rush History
Alaskan History Magazine Vol. 5, No. 1
In this issue: Colonel Walter Goodwin and the Iditarod Trail, 1929 Report on Cattle Breeding in Alaska, Harry de Windt on the Yukon River, Falcon Joslin and the Tanana Valley Railway, All Alaska Sweepstakes Champions Baldy of Nome and A. … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Alaskan History Magazine, Gold Rush History, Iditarod, News & Information, Sled Dog History, Sled Dog Races, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged C. C. Georgeson, Falcon Joslin, Harry DeWindt, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dogs, Tanana Valley Railway, Yukon River
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True to the Trail
In 1898 Englishman Arthur Dallimore joined the Klondike Gold Rush. He tried his hand at a claim near Dawson City, then in 1902, hearing of a new strike, he traveled down the Yukon River to Alaska. Dallimore prospected on Preacher … Continue reading
True to the Trail
The next book scheduled for publication by Northern Light Media is True to the Trail: A Great-Granddaughter’s Alaskan Quest a Century On, a compilation of the journals and photographs of Englishman Arthur Dallimore, who joined the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898, then traveled down the Yukon River to try his hand at prospects in Alaska, staying in the North for a dozen years, finally building a roadhouse northwest of Fairbanks. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, Gold Rush History, Memoirs, News & Information, Roadhouse, Roadhouses
Tagged Alaska, Anne Verdonk, Anne Waight, Arthur Dallimore, Arthur H. Dallimore, Bill Schneider, Denali, hiking, history, Klondike gold rush, Ohio Creek Roadhouse, Rampart, Tanana, travel, True to the Trail, William Schneider
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Roadhouses
Kiniry described half a dozen roadhouses and interviewed Alaskan roadhouse owners Mary Knight, of Tolovana Roadhouse; Annie Hopper, of the Rapids Roadhouse; and me–Helen Hegener-author of the book, Alaskan Roadhouses. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Gold Rush History, News & Information, Roadhouse, Roadhouses, Transportation, Western History
Tagged Alaska, Alaskan Roadhouses, Annie Hopper, Black Rapids Roadhouse, Helen Hegener, history, Laura Kiniry, Mary Knight, Northern Light Media, Rika's Roadhouse, roadhouse, Roadhouses, Talkeetna Roadhouse, Tolovana Roadhouse, travel
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Sled Dogs in America
The important place of sled dogs in American history as portrayed by the sled dog paintings of Veryl Goodnight is the subject of this new book from Northern Light Media: Sled Dogs in America: The Art of Veryl Goodnight, by Veryl Goodnight and Helen Hegener. The historically accurate paintings by the award-winning Colorado artist have elevated the history of sled dogs to an exhibit at the prestigious Smithsonian-associated Western Spirit Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, Gold Rush History, Iditarod, News & Information, Sled Dog History, Sled Dog Races, Transportation
Tagged Alaska, Balto, Helen Hegener, Iditarod Trail, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dogs, travel, Veryl Goodnight, writing
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Sled Dogs in America
The sled dog paintings of Veryl Goodnight are the subject of this new book from Northern Light Media: Sled Dogs in America: The Art of Veryl Goodnight, by Veryl Goodnight and Helen Hegener. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Gold Rush History, News & Information, Sled Dog History
Tagged Alaska, Arctic, art, Denali National Park, gold rush, Helen Hegener, huskies, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Jack London, Klondike, mushing, Northern Light Media, paintings, Serum Run, sled dogs, The Call of the Wild, Veryl Goodnight, Western Spirit Museum
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Review: History of Sled Dogs
The March, 2024 issue of Alaska magazine includes a very nice review by Alaskan writer and book critic David A. James, who writes about Northern Light Media’s 2023 book, The History of Sled Dogs in North America, by Helen Hegener. From the review: … Continue reading
Reviewed: Dr. Stein’s Book
I was delighted to see my July/August issue of Alaska Magazine included this splendid review of the book I published in 2021, “I Wish You Could Come Too: The Alaska Diaries of Dr. James Taylor White,” by the late Dr. Gary C. Stein. Continue reading
Alaska & The Klondike
Alaska & the Klondike, Early Writings and Historic Photographs, compiled and edited by Helen Hegener, is an anthology of selected writings by early explorers and travelers in Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada. Wonderful photographs accompany the often colorful writings of Frederick Schwatka, Hudson Stuck, Robert Service, Josiah Edward Spurr, and many others as they tell of adventure, explorations, fortunes won and lost, and the magnificent promise of our great northern lands. Read the words of those early travelers who accepted the chalenge of the North and left an indelible mark in their writing of it. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, Explorers, Gold Rush History, Kindle eBooks, News & Information, photographs
Tagged Alaska, Dawson City, Klondike gold rush, Yukon
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