My obsession began on the road to the Alaska Highway… About Us July 3, 2013 Subject: Dad’s Journey I feel a bit presumptuous, so bear with me… Before we left on our journey both Mike and Matt [my sons] had occasion to ask how I felt about leaving work behind and heading off into a …
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Dan Jones’ Father and Cold War Alaska
Dan Jones’ father served at the Arctic Training Center at Fort Greely Alaska in the 1950’s. Dan commented on one of my stories a few days ago, asked what I knew about the Arctic Test Board. The answer was “nothing”. But I promised to investigate. I hope Dan will share some of his dad’s stories …
Peeing in a Coffee Can?
Peeing in a coffee can, an art “Dusty” Hannon had no interest in mastering, led her to carry her very own chamber pot on the train to Carcross. Well, of course. Everybody in Skagway and in sister town Carcross, for that matter, knew “Dusty”, accepted her logic. Skagway welcomed and took its true flavor from …
Maternity Alaska Style
Maternity ward? A cabin in Eagle Alaska—in January. If the history of the subarctic north fascinates you, people who choose to live there especially fascinate you. The weather, the terrain, the geology, all downright hostile, draw utterly unique people who choose to live there because of the difficulty and danger, not in spite of …
Liard Hot Springs
Liard Hot Springs, four hundred seventy miles northwest of Dawson Creek, British Columbia and Mile Zero of the Alaska Highway, provided a thoroughly unusual experience for the soldiers who built the great Highway in 1942. More on the Soldiers Today it still offers an unusual experience for those lucky travelers who get to scratch driving …
Chicken
Chicken, Alaska represents a lot of why Researcher/Team Leader and I love the North Country. Alaska and Northern Canada offer some of the most unique and unusual people and places on earth. Those of you who have made the trek know about the town of Chicken, Alaska. Chicken beat the Klondike to a gold strike …