Helen Hegener
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Alaskan author of nonfiction books on the history of the North. northernlightmedia.org
Although I’ve seen photos of the displays, I got my first actual look at the exhibit last week, and it was quite humbling to walk into that very prestigious museum and see my name on the walls, along with the photos I’d researched and the history I’d written!
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Sled Dogs in the Desert
Veryl’s historically accurate paintings have elevated the history of sled dogs to an exhibit at the prestigious Smithsonian-associated Western Spirit Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Veryl …
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January 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Although I’ve seen photos of the displays, I got my first actual look at the exhibit last week, and it was quite humbling to walk into that very prestigious museum and see my name on the walls, along with the photos I’d researched and the history I’d written!
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Alaskan History Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1
In this issue: The History of Tanana • Knik News • Pioneer Photographer P. S. Hunt • Searching for the Ohio Roadhouse • Will Rogers and Wiley Post: The Final Farewell • Alaska Central Railroad. 64 pages, postage paid. northernlightmedia.org/2025/01/18/a...
In this issue: The History of Tanana • Knik News • Pioneer Photographer P. S. Hunt • Searching for the Ohio Roadhouse • Will Rogers and Wiley Post: The Final Farewell • Alaska Central Railroad. 64 pages, postage paid. northernlightmedia.org/2025/01/18/a...
Alaskan History V4, N1
The first new issue of the revised Alaskan History Magazine will offer an assortment of articles on the history of the state, from the history of Tanana to The Knik News and pioneer photographer P.…
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January 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Alaskan History Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1
In this issue: The History of Tanana • Knik News • Pioneer Photographer P. S. Hunt • Searching for the Ohio Roadhouse • Will Rogers and Wiley Post: The Final Farewell • Alaska Central Railroad. 64 pages, postage paid. northernlightmedia.org/2025/01/18/a...
In this issue: The History of Tanana • Knik News • Pioneer Photographer P. S. Hunt • Searching for the Ohio Roadhouse • Will Rogers and Wiley Post: The Final Farewell • Alaska Central Railroad. 64 pages, postage paid. northernlightmedia.org/2025/01/18/a...
I’m quoted a couple of times in a nice article about Alaskan roadhouses in Smithsonian magazine, and got a link to my book about the roadhouses too:
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How Alaska's Historic Roadhouses Are Standing the Test of Time
The multipurpose lodgings along trails and rivers capture the state’s pioneering culture and spirit
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January 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I’m quoted a couple of times in a nice article about Alaskan roadhouses in Smithsonian magazine, and got a link to my book about the roadhouses too:
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Fast swings between alarmingly wet and very dry weather can create conditions for destructive wildfires. Scientists say that ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ is increasing as the atmosphere warms. via @kqednews.bsky.social
Climate Scientists Warn of Growing Whiplash Effect on Weather Patterns | KQED
Californians are all too familiar with flip-flopping weather extremes, and new research suggests that weather whiplash is increasing as the atmosphere warms due to human-caused climate change.
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January 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Fast swings between alarmingly wet and very dry weather can create conditions for destructive wildfires. Scientists say that ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ is increasing as the atmosphere warms. via @kqednews.bsky.social
This book is an in-depth look at the incredible paintings done by the award-winning Colorado artist who has elevated the history of sled dogs to an exhibit at the prestigious Western Spirit Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona through April, 2025:
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Sled Dogs in America: The Art of Veryl Goodnight
‘Sled Dogs in America: The Art of Veryl Goodnight’ is available from Northern Light Media. 72 pages, printed in Ultra Premium Full Color on 70# paper. Bibliography, Resources, Indexed. ISBN 979-8-3…
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November 25, 2024 at 11:26 PM
This book is an in-depth look at the incredible paintings done by the award-winning Colorado artist who has elevated the history of sled dogs to an exhibit at the prestigious Western Spirit Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona through April, 2025:
northernlightmedia.org/book-details...
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Veteran Alaska newspaper columnist and author Dermot Cole offers news and commentary about Alaska politics.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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1/5 In 1969, Tandy Industries of Oklahoma published a prospectus for Seward's Success, a proposed all-inside city (often called a domed city) across the Knik Arm from Anchorage. This is that complete--if short--document including the illustrations. #alaskahistory #alaska
November 21, 2024 at 8:54 PM
1/5 In 1969, Tandy Industries of Oklahoma published a prospectus for Seward's Success, a proposed all-inside city (often called a domed city) across the Knik Arm from Anchorage. This is that complete--if short--document including the illustrations. #alaskahistory #alaska
I published a new book, a very engaging memoir about life aboard commercial fish tenders in Alaskan waters. “The Tender Life,” by Anne Winters:
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The Tender Life
In The Tender Life, writer Anne Winters tells stories from her 20 years of working and living aboard two classic wooden boats with her husband Ron as they worked the Alaska fisheries from south of …
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November 21, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I published a new book, a very engaging memoir about life aboard commercial fish tenders in Alaskan waters. “The Tender Life,” by Anne Winters:
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“…like alternate histories of a better world.”
1994 concept drawing of a nature center for Anchorage's Potter Marsh, which of course never happened. There are shelves and shelves of reports and proposals like this in Alaska libraries, like alternate histories of a better world. #alaskahistory #alaska
November 20, 2024 at 9:09 PM
“…like alternate histories of a better world.”
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An art glass piece from my sand carving phase
November 19, 2024 at 8:07 PM
An art glass piece from my sand carving phase
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The great Thomas Moran painted this, the “Chasm of the Colorado," in 1874, after touring the area with Major John Wesley Powell a couple of years before. Shortly after its completion, the American Congress bought the painting for the spectacular sum of $10,000.
November 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM
The great Thomas Moran painted this, the “Chasm of the Colorado," in 1874, after touring the area with Major John Wesley Powell a couple of years before. Shortly after its completion, the American Congress bought the painting for the spectacular sum of $10,000.
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Possible Knik Arm bridge crossing paths as examined in the 1984 Knik Arm Crossing EIS. You can read it here (www.google.com/books/editio...). For the sake of this study, they also considered hovercraft ferries. #alaskahistory #alaska
November 19, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Possible Knik Arm bridge crossing paths as examined in the 1984 Knik Arm Crossing EIS. You can read it here (www.google.com/books/editio...). For the sake of this study, they also considered hovercraft ferries. #alaskahistory #alaska
Passed these interesting crags today in southern Nevada. A mile or so farther a road headed toward them called Christmas Tree Pass Road, and that big rock does look like a tilting Christmas tree!
November 17, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Passed these interesting crags today in southern Nevada. A mile or so farther a road headed toward them called Christmas Tree Pass Road, and that big rock does look like a tilting Christmas tree!
So long, Las Vegas, it’s been fun!
November 16, 2024 at 6:38 PM
So long, Las Vegas, it’s been fun!
Hello BlueSky! I’m an author, with many nonfiction books about the history of Alaska. I am traveling this winter, missing my home and family in Alaska, and happy to have this delightful new way to pass the time, connect with my old friends, and meet new friends! northernlightmedia.org
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Books on Alaskan History
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November 15, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Hello BlueSky! I’m an author, with many nonfiction books about the history of Alaska. I am traveling this winter, missing my home and family in Alaska, and happy to have this delightful new way to pass the time, connect with my old friends, and meet new friends! northernlightmedia.org
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Welcome to Blue Sky.
November 15, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Welcome to Blue Sky.
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...