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Tag Archives: James Wickersham
Sled Dog Tales
True stories include Alaskan mail carrier Eli Smith’s epic trip to Washington, D.C., Alaska Nellie’s daring rescue of a lost mail carrier, the Rev. Samuel Hall Young’s 1913 trip over the Iditarod Trail, and Territorial Judge James Wickersham’s 1901 dogsled trip down the frozen Yukon River from Eagle to Rampart. Fascinating stories of Alaska’s history as seen from the runners of a dogsled! Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, Gold Rush History, News & Information, Sled Dog History, Sled Dog Races
Tagged Alaska Nellie, “Iron Man” Johnson, huskies, Iditarod Trail, James Wickersham, Leonhard Seppala, Nome, Samuel Hall Young, Scotty Allan, Serum Run, sled dogs, Yukon River
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Gakona Roadhouse
This article is an excerpt from the book by Helen Hegener, Alaskan Roadhouses, Shelter, Food, and Lodging Along Alaska’s Roads and Trails, published in 2015 by Northern Light Media. Ordering information below. The Gakona roadhouse at milepost 205 on … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, Roadhouses, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, Arne Sundt, Doyle's Ranch, Gakona Roadhouse, Glenn Highway, Helen Hegener, Henra Sundt, James Wickersham, mushing, mushing history, Northern Light Media, roadhouse, Valdez to Eagle Trail, Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail
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Alaskan Roadhouses
The newest book from Northern Light Media is Alaskan Roadhouses: Shelter, Food and Lodging Along Alaska’s Roads and Trails, by Helen Hegener. Scheduled for publication November 1, 2015, this 277-page book recounts the fascinating histories of twenty-four roadhouses, and presents … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Alaska, Frank G. Carpenter, Helen Hegener, Icy Hell, Iditarod National Historic Trail, Iditarod Trail, James Wickersham, Leonhard Seppala, M. Clark, Nome Gold Rush, Northern Light Media, Richardson Highway, road houses, Roadhouse Tales, Roadhouses, Samuel Hall Young, Steese Highway, Valdez to Eagle Trail, Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, William E. Gordon
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Judge James Wickersham
James Wickersham’s classic book, Old Yukon: Tales, Trails, and Trials (Washington, D.C. : Washington Law Book Co., 1938), is an account of his years as a pioneer District Court Judge in Alaska. Judge Wickersham was appointed by President McKinley in … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History
Tagged 20 Mile roadhouse, Alaska territorial court, Charley River roadhouse, Circle, Circle City, Coal Creek roadhouse, dogteam, Eagle, Ed Crouch, Ed Jesson, Fort Yukon, Fourth of July Creek, gee-pole, Guggenheim, Half-Way roadhouse, J. P. Morgan, James Wickersham, Johnson's roadhouse, Judge James Wickersham, mirages, Montauk roadhouse, NAT&T, Nation River roadhouse, Nunivak, Old Yukon: Tales Trails and Trials, President McKinley, purchase of Alaska, Rampart, Salt Creek, Seventeen Mile Cabin, Seventy-Mile River, shelter cabin, Star roadhouse, Third Judicial District of Alaska, Webber's roadhouse, Yukon River
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