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Category Archives: News & Information
Review: The Tender Life
The Sunday, May 18, 2025 editions of the Anchorage Daily News and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner include another terrific review of one of our books, by David A. James, the Fairbanks-based editor of the literary collection Alaska on the Edge. The Tender Life, by … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Winters, Book Reviews, books, David A. James, Northern Light Media, reviews, The Tender Life
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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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Free 56 Page Catalog
There’s a new link in the header above, and at the top of the sidebar to the right of this site when viewed fullscreen. It’s a 56 page full color catalog of books published by Northern Light Media over the last 18 years, and includes our forthcoming titles for 2025 and information about Alaskan History Magazine, which has been produced and published by Northern Light Media since 2019. The catalog is available as a PDF download and will be updated biannually. Continue reading
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Tagged books, Books Catalog, Catalog, Northern Light Media
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Alaskan History, Vol. 4, No. 2
The second issue of Volume 4 of the new revised Alaskan History Magazine includes the story of W. A. Dickey, the man who renamed Denali in 1896. Also in this issue: The history of Deering; an excerpt from G. O. Young’s classic ‘Alaska Yukon Trophies Won and Lost,’ about a hunting party traveling to McCarthy 1919; the Iditarod Trail and its proximity and relationship to Anchorage; the story of Moosemeat John Hedberg, who homesteaded near Kenai and became an Alaskan legend; and an excerpt from L.H. French’s book, Nome Nuggets: Some of the experiences of a party of gold seekers in northwestern Alaska in 1900. Continue reading
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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Alaskan History Vol. 4, No. 1
The first new issue of the revised Alaskan History Magazine will offer an assortment of articles on the history of the state, from the history of Tanana to The Knik News and pioneer photographer P. S. Hunt, to an article about a woman who came to Alaska seeking information about her great-grandfather and wrote a book about it, some of which is excerpted in Searching for the Ohio Roadhouse. Other articles include an in-depth looks at the final days of Will Rogers and Wiley Post as they left Seattle and toured Alaska, and the history of the 72-mile Alaska Central Railroad, which was a forerunner of the current Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. 64 pages, 6” x 9” format, B/W interior, postage paid. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Alaska Railroad, Alaskan History Magazine, News & Information, photographs, Roadhouse, Roadhouses, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Railroad, Arthur H. Dallimore, Helen Hegener, history, Knik, Northern Light Media, Ohio Creek Roadhouse, Roadhouses, Tanana, travel, Wiley Post, Will Rogers
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Alaskan History Magazine
Longtime readers and followers of my work may remember my Alaskan History Magazine, a full color bimonthly publication which featured stories of the history of Alaska. Between 2019 and 2021 I published 14 issues, but when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, sales … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaskan History Magazine, books, history, magazine, writing
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Kindle eBooks
Most of the books published by Northern Light Media are now available as Kindle Print Replica eBooks, which maintain the formatting and layout of the print edition. They can be read on most devices, whether Apple, PC, or Android, with the free Kindle Reader app. Most are available for $5.99. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Kindle eBooks, News & Information
Tagged Amazon, books, eBook, Kindle, Northern Light Media, reading, writing
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The Tender Life
In The Tender Life, writer Anne Winters tells stories from her 20 years of working and living aboard two classic wooden boats with her husband Ron as they worked the Alaska fisheries from south of Ketchikan to way north of Nome. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, fishing, Memoirs, News & Information
Tagged Anne Winters, commercial fishing, fishing, Memoirs, Northern Light Media
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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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