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Category Archives: News & Information
Missionaries, ARR, & Dogs of the North
In the next issue of Alaskan History Magazine, Volume 5, Number 3: Missionaries • The Espicopal Church in Iditarod • The Alaska Railroad Record • Skagway • Anchorage’s Federal Building • Belmore Browne on The Dogs of the North Russian … Continue reading
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Alaska and 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. Charting an unknown country, exploring a … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, Explorers, Gold Rush History, Kindle eBooks, Memoirs, News & Information, photographs, Sled Dog History, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Arthur Treadwell Walden, Denali, Ernest Ingersoll, Frederick Schwatka, Hudson Stuck, Josiah Spurr, Klondike, May Kellogg Sullivan, Robert Service, Ten Thousand Miles with a Dogsled, The Spell of the Yukon
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Salmon Canneries
From Alaskan History Magazine, Volume 5, Number 2 In Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, salmon are a keystone species, playing a critical role in maintaining the structure of the ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Alaskan History Magazine, fishing, News & Information, Uncategorized, Western History
Tagged Alaska Packers Association, canneries, cannery, commercial fishing, Emard Cannery, fisheries, Karluk, Kodiak, salmon, salmon labels, Star of Iceland, Waterfall Cannery
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The Iditarod Trail
The newest book published by Northern Light Media is a complete history of the Iditarod Trail, from long before its founding as a route to the Innoko-Iditarod gold fields, to its official designation as a dogteam mail trail from Seward to Nome, to decades of becoming overgrown and unusable, to its resurrection as a race route and the northernmost Congressionally designated National Historic Trail! Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, Gold Rush History, Iditarod, News & Information, Sled Dog History, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Anchorage Mushing District, Col. Walter L. Goodwin, Crow Pass Classic, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Iron Dog, James Lennox McPherson, Joe Redington, Jr. Iditarod, Kuskokwim Reconnaisance, mushing, mushing history, National Historic Trail, National Trail System, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dogs
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AHM Collection III – 2025
Alaskan History Magazine Collection III All of the articles published in the magazine in 2025 All six issues published in 2025 are collected into this book, and every article, photograph and image appears just as they ran in the magazine. … Continue reading
The Knik News
In June, 2024, Northern Light Media published a history of the first newspapers in the Cook Inlet region by Alaskan historian Helen Hegener, titled The First Newspapers of Knik and Anchorage. They were The Knik News – which later became the Cook Inlet … Continue reading
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Denali: The Peak & The Park
The newest book from multiple-award-winning author Lew Freedman is a fresh and creative look at Denali National Park and Preserve and the tallest mountain in North America. The author takes his readers on an exciting exploration of what is perhaps the most beloved natural feature of Alaska, from the adventures and experiences of those who live near the great mountain—including the stories of many who have scaled its heights—to the history of the area and the simple joys of watching wildlife and just being in this unique and wondrous natural area. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Geology, Lew Freedman, News & Information, Uncategorized
Tagged Al Grillo, Alaska, Anchorage, Bradford Washburn, Charles Sheldon, Denali, Denali National Park, Denali Park Kennel, Don Sheldon, Harry Karstens, hiking, Hudson Stuck, Lew Freedman, Mount McKinley, Talkeetna, travel, Vern Tejas, wildlife
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In Gentler Valleys Roaming
Julie Verrette’s Summer Place Kennel provided a safe haven for retired sled dogs from some of the premier racers in the world, such as four-time Iditarod Champion Susan Butcher and Yukon Quest Champion Aliy Zirkle. Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Iditarod, Memoirs, News & Information, Sled Dog Races
Tagged Alaska, Aliy Zirkle, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Julie Verrette, sled dog race, sled dogs, Susan Butcher
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The Beautiful Matanuska Valley
Stories and photos of Knik, Sutton, Matanuska, Big Lake, Chickaloon and others tell the story of the founding, settling, and development of the area, while details about the Valley’s geography, geology, transportation, agriculture, mining, recreation, tourism, and history – highlighted by hundreds … Continue reading
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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
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