Girdwood Heliskiers Confirmed Deceased and Identities Released

Girdwood Heliskiers Confirmed Deceased and Identities Released

While the bodies of the three heliskiers caught up and buried in an avalanche near Girdwoodremain unrecovered. they have been confirmed dead and identified. According to Alaska State Troopers, the three men were identified as: 39-year-old David Linder of Florida 39-year-old Charles Eppard of Montana 38-year-old Jeremy Leif of Minnesota. The avalanche is reported to […]

This Day in Alaska History-July 23rd, 1907

This Day in Alaska History-July 23rd, 1907

The Chugach National Forest, second largest in Alaska, was penned into being on July 23, 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt. Originally 23 million acres, it has shrank in size through the years, but, the temperate rain forest still spans the Chugach mountain range surrounding Prince William Sound to the eastern Kenai Peninsula and also includes […]