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Tag Archives: Northern Light Media
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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Alaskan History Magazine
Volume 5, Number 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 … 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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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
Posted in News & Information
Tagged Anne Winters, Book Reviews, books, David A. James, Northern Light Media, reviews, The Tender Life
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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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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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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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New Book: Alaska Hunting Tales
Multiple award-winning writer Lew Freedman collects the big game hunting stories of dozens of Alaskans in this new book, and he brings to life hair-raising tales of close encounters with bears, moose, walrus, musk oxen and more. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Hunting, News & Information
Tagged Alaska, big game, Hunting, Lew Freedman, Northern Light Media
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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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