Sundays
Fairbanksan achieves goal of reaching summit of world’s highest peak
Photo by Alec Turner photo
Fairbanksan achieves goal of reaching summit of world’s highest peak
June 28, 2009
FAIRBANKS — Alec Turner had plenty to fear on Mount Everest — including a 3,000-foot drop, avalanches, his labored breathing and a sketchy ladder crossing in the Khumbu Icefall.
Book Reviews
Centuries of explorers heed the call of the Arctic
Published June 28, 2009
The Earth’s polar regions have long held sway over the European imagination.
Alaska Science Forum
Scientists discover track of soaring prehistoric creature
Published June 28, 2009
While hiking a hillside in Denali National Park last July, Steve Hasiotis bent down and picked up a rock.
Scott McCrea
Summertime: A few tips for avoiding summertime blues
Published June 7, 2009
Summer seems to finally be here in Interior Alaska, so now is the time to take advantage of those long hours of daylight. That is, until June 21 when we start losing light, and we are plunged back into a dark and frozen hell before we even realize it, so let’s enjoy it while we can.
Theresa Bakker
Trips south can remind Alaskans how lucky we are to call Alaska home
Published January 25, 2009
I used to look down on people who left Fairbanks during the winter. How weak, I thought, to leave this conditioning tank of a character-building climate for a little sunshine. Staying here through the darkest, coldest months of the year felt like a badge of honor, a testament to the stamina of the people who call Alaska home.
Interior Gardening
The secret of growing a successful garden: weeding and thinning
Published June 28, 2009
I am guilty of neglecting my carrots.
Judith Kleinfeld
When to go with your gut and when to stop and think
Published June 28, 2009
My husband told me he was going to marry me an hour after we met (and formally proposed three weeks later).
In The Bush
The uses of spruces: Listing the uses of plants
Published June 21, 2009
I sat staring out the window at the stunted, thick-stumped spruce whistling softly in the mountain wind, the discussion humming on without me as my mind wandered.
Judy Ferguson
Don Honea, Tanana Chiefs Conference First Traditional Chief
Published June 28, 2009
FAIRBANKS — Tanana Chiefs Conference First Traditional Chief David Salmon died shortly before he was to address the October 2007 Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks.
Archives
Alaska's Chickenstock music festival good for the soul
Published June 21, 2009
CHICKEN — So what are the ingredients for a good Chickenstock?
Glenn DeSpain had trapping in his blood
Published June 21, 2009
Editor’s note: This is the first column of a new feature that will appear every other week in the Sundays feature section. It includes transcribed interviews with trappers and hunters of Alaska.
Crawford, the flying baritone from Fairbanks, penned U.S. Army Air Corps song
Published June 14, 2009
Gold miners in 1906 Fairbanks passed a fur cap for contributions to give the 7-year-old warbler. His only number was “In The Good Old Summer Time,” but it pleased the whiskered sourdoughs in the frontier town.
Blast from the past
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum offers living look at classic cars
Published June 7, 2009
Sleek, dynamic, grandiose, luxurious, unique, bold, grand, eye-catching ... these are but a few of the terms bandied by Wedgewood Resorts owner Tim Cerny when talking about the cars in his newly-opened Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. Cerny is excited, of course; practically giddy. Three years in the making, the museum welcomed it’s first visitors last week.
Alaska tracks: Sharing outdoors stories of old
New series shares real-life stories told by veteran outdoors men and women
Published May 31, 2009
I can still remember when I was five years old sitting on the floor at my grandfather’s feet, listening to the tales of his hunting and fishing expeditions. Those stories caused me to dream of the day when I could venture into the outdoors and participate in similar experiences. I’ve since had my share of wilderness adventures. However, I still enjoy listening to other people describe their personal hunting, trapping and fishing exploits. Fortunately, I’ve found a way to collect those stories and share them with other people who have similar interests.
