Some people say there are two seasons in Fairbanks–Winter and Construction. We are now entering construction season, and work is commencing on improvements to Illinois Avenue and the approach to the new Barnette Street...
Paper Birch Prickly Rose It’s official! In an article in today’s Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, the National Weather Service said that this past Thursday afternoon was when “greenup” happened. Ned Rozell, a science writer for...
Olnes is pretty much just a spot on the map these days. It is about 20 miles north of Fairbanks along the Elliott Highway. A sign there (dating back to at least 1990)...
Here are some photos I took a few days ago of vintage tractors in the mining valley at Pioneer Park. Allis Chalmers HD7 Cletrac Model 15 Caterpillar Twenty-eight Caterpillar Sixty Fordson F Trackson Fordson...
The native species garden in my front yard is starting to green-up, but these larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) seed pods still stand tall in the flower bed nearest the house. The pods have opened and...
The accompanying drawing shows two warehouses on the north bank of the Chena River that were once owned by the Northern Commercial Company. N.C. Company was a powerhouse of Alaska commerce during the late...
This is a photo of the old steam shovel at Pioneer Park here in Fairbanks. It was used in the 1920s to build the Davidson Ditch, a 90-mile long aqueduct that brought water from...
Livengood garage buildings as they looked in about 2000 In the spring of 1914, two Ester miners, Jay Livengood and Nathaniel “Teddy” Hudson, tramped off to the headwaters of the Tolovana River (about 60...
I was at Pioneer Park (formerly Alaskaland) here in Fairbanks this past Sunday taking photos. Most of the snow is gone but the park was devoid of other people. A great time to take...
Spring (before the leaves appear) is a great time to take photos of old buildings. I walked around some of the older sections of Fairbanks today taking pictures. This building, near the Chena River...
