Syrian-born David Hassan Sleem settled in Seward in 1903.
Most people, if they have heard of D.H. Sleem at all, know the name because of his Alaska maps.
The Journey of Beverly Christensen — Part 3
How the life of a man long since dead has jarred loose and clarified a nearly 50-year-old memory.
The journey of Beverly Christensen — Part Two
Christensen spent most of her final decades in long, peaceful stints in Cohoe and Clam Gulch.
New facts intruded upon my easy solution to the origins of the eponymously named creek and cabin.
Untangling the origins of Shackleford Creek’s name.
The mystery of Shackleford Creek had me baffled for quite some time.
In August 1963, my long-time neighbor and my father flew into the Tustumena benchlands.
The marker read: “Walter R. Bell. Buried here July 1921. Born in 1860, Fillmore Co., Minn.”
“This is not a gold country, and don’t let anybody kid you.”
In their early days in the Cooper Landing area, the Jims needed a place to live.
Jim’s Landing honors two close friends: James (“Big Jim”) O’Brien and James (“Little Jim”) Dunmire.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second part of a two-part story about the Kings County Mining Company’s expedition to the Kenai Peninsula in 1898. Part… Continue reading
New history column kicks off with the story of Kings County Mining Company’s expedition to peninsula.
Make first gatherings special with this simple but sophisticated brie and caramel apple voulevant.
Mother’s Day has been one of the hardest days of every year since my mother left this world 13 years ago.
It’s a different kind of crisis.
CON laws are little more than expensive and time-consuming barriers to care.
