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Category Archives: Roadhouses
Alaska Nellie
Nellie Neal Lawing, familiar to Alaskans as “Alaska Nellie,” lived a life much larger than most, even by Alaskan standards. She was a fisherman, a hunter, a trapper, a cook and a roadhouse keeper; she fed the crews building the Alaska Railroad, welcomed princes and presidents into her home, guided big game hunters and developed an impressive trophy collection of her own. She mushed a dog team, kept a pet bear cub, became famous for her strawberry pies, and saw a movie made about her adventures. She was one of a kind, an Alaskan original, and she lived life to the fullest. Continue reading
Kindle Edition: Alaskan Roadhouses
Now on Kindle, this book presents historic photos of dozens of individual roadhouses, and along with the colorful histories are first-hand accounts of those who stayed at the roadhouses while traveling the early trails and roads of Alaska, including the Reverend Samuel Hall Young, Frank G. Carpenter, Judge James Wickersham, Leonhard Seppala, Col. Walter L. Goodwin, and Matilda Clark Buller, who opened a roadhouse near Nome in 1901, at the height of the Nome Gold Rush. From Haly’s Roadhouse at Fort Yukon to the Grandview Roadhouse near Seward, and from the Slana Roadhouse south of Tok to the Deering Roadhouse on Kotzebue Sound, these respected establishments made travel in territorial Alaska possible. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, Kindle eBooks, News & Information, Roadhouses
Tagged Alaska, eBook, gold rush, history, Iditarod Trail, Kindle, Klondike, lodges, Nome, Roadhouses
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Northern Light Media Books
Northern Light Media publishes non-fiction books about the history of Alaska, with more than a dozen titles currently in print. Learning more about these titles and ordering books is easy, and there are four convenient ways to do so online: … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Alaska Railroad, Books, News & Information, Roadhouses, Sled Dog History
Tagged Alaska Railroad, Alaskan Roadhouses, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Amazon, books, Contact, CreateSpace, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, IndieBound, Matanuska, Northern Light Media, Ordering, Orders, Roadhouses, sled dogs, Yukon Quest
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Looking for Lizzy
As an author of books on the history of Alaska, I often receive inquiries from people seeking information about long-lost relatives, and I’m always happy to help whenever I can. Family connections are important, and helping someone piece together clues … Continue reading
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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Crow Creek Pass, Iditarod Trail
Crow Creek Pass is a popular summer destination with hikers and backpackers, crossing a scenic pass high in the great Chugach Range of mountains which overlooks Anchorage and separates the Matanuska Valley from Prince William Sound. Crow Creek pass, or … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Roadhouses, Sled Dog History, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, Chugach Mountains, Crow Pass, Eagle River, Eklutna, Fire Lake, Fred Taulman, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, John Muir, Knik, mushing, mushing history, Northern Light Media, Peters Creek, S. Hall Young, Seward, Sled Dog History, sled dogs
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Joe Redington’s Iditarod Booklet
A slim little booklet came to my attention at the Palmer library recently; if memory serves me it was tucked into their collection which cannot be checked out of the library but must remain in the building. Titled Iditarod Trail, … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books, News & Information, Roadhouses, Sled Dog Races, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail, Joe Redington, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs
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Delta News Web Article
The Delta News Web, which serves the communities of Delta Junction, Big Delta and the surrounding area in northeastern Alaska, at the junction of the Richardson Highway and the Alaska Highway, features an article about four roadhouses in that part … Continue reading
New Book: Alaskan Roadhouses
The newest book from Northern Light Media, Alaskan Roadhouses: Shelter, Food and Lodging Along Alaska’s Roads and Trails, by Helen Hegener, is now available! This long-anticipated 284-page book presents historic photos of dozens of individual roadhouses, along with the colorful … Continue reading
Woodchopper Roadhouse
The Circle Mining District records a list of 320 individuals whose names appear connected to claims on Coal Creek, Woodchopper Creek and their various tributaries. Coal claims were the first claims staked in the drainages. Steamboats plying the Yukon River … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Roadhouses
Tagged Art Reynolds, Bering Sea, Circle City, Circle Mining District, Coal Creek, Dan O'Neill, Douglas Beckstead, Eagle, Ernest Patty, Flora Brentlinger, Frank Rossbach, Frank Slaven, Fred Brentlinger, George McGregor, gold mining, Jack Welch, Jim McDonald, Kate Welch, Melody Webb, steamboats, Valentine Smith, Woodchopper Creek, woodchoppers, Yukon River
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