With the arrival of all the equipment to construct the Thompson Pass Summit Tram, building it began in earnest on September 15th, 1904. When the tramway was completed it would be the longest in North America at almost eight miles. The tramway was built to haul equipment over the pass for Goldrushers. Its existence was […]
Snare — Negaq Mikllumni papaama neganek pilitaakiinga, amitatugnek pisiurluta. – When I was small my dad made me snares so we could catch weasels. Fall and early winter are the best times to hunt Kodiak’s furbearers when their coats grow full and plush in response to cold weather. Although trapping was introduced in the […]
An MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew member from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak films three fishing vessels attached to one another in the water near Long Island. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Lt. Gregory Wilcox) ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard and good Samaritan vessel crews responded to a fishing vessel that began taking on water […]
Kennecott has been spruced up quite a bit since my last visit there nearly 30 years ago. Even so, many crumbling buildings remain. Some have been shored up by the National Park Service, which now manages the site as Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. A few other buildings have been […]