Category: American Countryside
The Rendezvous Theatre
When hunters and trappers would gather once each season, it was often called a rendezvous. In Alaska and the Yukon Territory, there is still a…
Food Fight!
If you began a food fight in school you could be headed to detention. If a farmer or rancher starts a food fight– that’s another…
Alaska’s Salmon
To many of us, salmon are just another type of fish we might eat. But to the people of Alaska, this is a fish that…
Alaskan Riverboats
When the city of Fairbanks swelled with the Klondike gold rush in the late 1800s, a fleet of riverboats began to sail the river waters…
Alaska’s Riverboat Discovery
When you think of a riverboat captain, you probably think of life on the Mississippi, Ohio or Missouri. Instead, we’ll ride a river in Alaska…
An Alaskan Highway
It’s a chore for most states to build and repair roads and bridges. Mary Carey fought with her state for ten years to simply get…
North to Alaska
Jean Richardson’s mother had always dreamed of moving to Alaska and teaching school there. When she did move north, the opportunity she was given was…
Glaciers and Icebergs
If there is such a thing as a famous iceberg, it would probably be the chuck of ice that sunk the Titanic. If there is…