The Army is now recognizing soldiers who have earned the distinctive skill of warfighting in harsh winter conditions with a newly upgraded and repositioned arctic tab.
Charles and Anna Creamer were the owners of Creamers Dairy. Anna’s parents started the first dairy in Fairbanks in 1904. Her parents, the Hinkleys, moved to the site in 1915. The Hinkleys sold the dairy to Charles and Anna in 1928. The dairy ended operations in 1966.
“It will be a little Alaska food grocery store in addition to what I’m calling veggie hustling on the side, reaching out to restaurants,” Moeller said.
Rozell first came to Alaska in 1982 when the Air Force stationed him at Eielson. He was in Fairbanks long enough to gain state residency and decide this was where he wanted to plant his roots. “I always thought this place was a good fit,” he said.
Among the many stories of couples who left civilization to build a cabin and live in the Alaska Bush, that of Jean Aspen and Tom Irons is unlike any other. This is partly because of why they came and the way they lived, yet most unusual is how they left.
A decade ago, longtime Fairbanks artist Todd Sherman began making painted cutouts of animals his primary focus, hoping to get people to pay more attention to the wildlife surrounding them and develop increased awareness about the need to protect habitat. He debuted the concept with a showing…
“I make big abstract paintings that happen to look like birch trees,” Kesler Woodward said, describing his locally iconic images of the Northern landscape.
FAIRBANKS — Want to save money, lose weight and build closer relationships with your family this year? Resolve to cook more at home.
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks is a weird town. An oasis of semi-civilization smack in the middle of a vast wilderness. It’s not a Bush community, but unlike the much larger city of Anchorage to the south, it’s not quite an urban hub either.
FAIRBANKS — During the short summer in Alaska, scientists are busy conducting field work. With the increased daylight and warmer temperatures, they can work longer hours and get more done. Right now, researchers are traveling all over the state, hoping to make new discoveries.
FAIRBANKS — It took Dixie Alexander seven months and one day to complete a hand-sewn fur parka with intricate beading and fur trim work.
