Brookelyn Bellinger
Delta Junction columnist
Brookelyn Bellinger lives in Big Delta and writes a bi-monthly column for the News-Miner about what’s happening in Delta Junction. Brookelyn previously wrote a quirky humor column for the News-Miner called “View From the Cabin." She is also the author of "The Frozen Toe Guide to Real Alaskan Livin’; Learn how to survive moose attacks, endless winters, and life without indoor plumbing."
She has a bachelor’s degree in outdoor/adventure recreation management. She sells fresh-squeezed “Arctic Lemonade” at the Farmer’s Market in Fairbanks. She is a singer/songwriter. She has used an outhouse at 50 below.
After eight years of living without running water, Brookelyn hopes this is the year she will get a shower. Maybe even a dishwasher. And a pool.
She’d like to acquire a reindeer and leash train it for pulling a sled so she can enter the reindeer races at the Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage.
Her next projects include a documentary film and another book. And growing a GIANT cabbage. Stop by and say hello at the Farmer’s Market, or visit www.brookelynbellinger.com for more information.
Recent Stories
- Summer to-do lists get longer as temperatures get warmer
- Thursday, May 15, 2008
- I saw my first robin this week, climbed Donnelly Dome (with snow still lingering in spots thigh- deep) and had logs delivered for my new home.
- Cold weather stays late, but activities heat up in Delta Junction
- Thursday, May 1, 2008
- Well, spring can’t decide if it wants to come or go. Monday brought at least 5 inches of wet snow to my neck of the woods, and boy, that was not how I was hoping to start the week.
- Delta hosts multiple events to help residents bide the time until breakup
- Thursday, April 17, 2008
- This morning, I could hear light, wet snow hitting the roof ... again. What happened to our spring?
- Spring: Time for Arctic Man and another battle with mud
- Thursday, April 3, 2008
- My thermometer is in the sun, but Tuesday it read 45 degrees. Can spring really be here?
- Chuck those 40-below boots in the closet; summer isn’t far away
- Thursday, March 20, 2008
- Isn’t March a wonderful month?
- Enjoy these last moments of winter because summer chores won't let you hibernate
- Thursday, March 6, 2008
- Is that spring I smell, or did someone just Febreeze the couch?
- Spring in February: Enjoy the warmth without facing ‘The List’
- Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
- This would be a terrible time to have a ticket booked to Hawaii, now that winter has decided to play spring for a while. Isn’t this weather just great?
- Negative 40 and below brings kids' wish, courageous squirrels
- Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
- Boy, this is winter, huh? If it gets much colder, my pipes might freeze. And I’m not talkin' about water pipes.
- Even in the middle of an Alaska winter, it’s good to be home
- Friday, Jan. 25, 2008
- It’s so good to be back after a long break!