Tag Archives: Knik

The Beautiful Matanuska Valley

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Helen Hegener

The Beautiful Matanuska Valley is a tribute to a very special part of the Last Frontier, a unique valley surrounded by towering mountains, bordered on its southern edge by the tidewaters of Knik Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet, crossed … Continue reading →

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A One-Thousand-Mile Race

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Helen Hegener

  Joe Redington, Sr., known as the “Father of the Iditarod,” was born on February 1, 1917, in a tent on the banks of the Cimarron River, north of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, on the famous Chisholm Trail. It was a fitting … Continue reading →

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