Alaskana

June 11, 2008

Off The Grid In Alaska

People have been producing their own energy in Alaska for long time.  The photo to the left, of Holikachuk in the 1950s, shows two wind […]
May 9, 2008

Dead Moose…Free

Only in Alaska would you see an ad like this one… http://anchorage.craigslist.org/zip/673017049.html.  I’m not sure that the ad is legit, or if it is legal […]
April 25, 2008

I Still Say It’s Spring in Palmer

Dave Johnson of Fishhook Realty questions my weather forecasting abilities in his comments on my last post officially announcing spring.  Look at them, the geese, […]
March 5, 2008

Iditarod, 2008

It was an absolutely gorgeous Sunday in Willow for the start of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.  My brother Mark and his wife Lorri staked out […]
February 23, 2008

Alaskan Real Estate Lock Box

I heard a funny story from a real estate friend today.  During the last cold snap one of his vacant listings froze up.  Upon inspection he […]
November 30, 2007

Wasilla Dinner Theater

Last night was opening night for the Christmas Carol at the Valley Bistro in Wasilla.  It opened to a full house in the Teeland Building.  […]
October 27, 2007

Hatcher Pass Slide Show

Anchorage Daily New photographer Marc Lester has a fantastic slide show of Hatcher Pass on adn.com.  It’s too good not to post for all my readers as […]