Erica Goff
Features editor
Call Erica at 907-459-7523.
Features editor Erica Goff left Petoskey, Mich., where she had been serving as editor of the Charlevoix Courier, in April 2008, heading north for new opportunities for her and partner, Joe. A lover of all things outdoors —hunting, hiking, fishing, jogging, canoeing — Fairbanks seemed a perfect fit. Prior to her work in Charlevoix she was managing editor at the Gratiot County Herald, located in “the middle of the mitten” in lower Michigan, feeling comfortable in the farming community after having been raised on a dairy farm near Ludington, Mich. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Central Michigan University, studying journalism, earth science, and professional communication. She now lives near Ester with Joe, raising a garden and chickens and enjoying all that Alaska has to offer.
Recent Stories
- What does Christmas sound like?
- Friday, Dec. 5, 2008
- Holidays are steeped in tradition, and some local singers are glad to continue their tradition of bringing together talented men and women in a single, soundful concert
- One-man show reveals the ugly— and funnny — side of Christmas
- Friday, Dec. 5, 2008
- Christmas: A season to throw around money like it was a symbol of self-worth, let greed overcome any feelings of brotherly love, and embrace commercialism and materialistic lifestyles with open arms.
- Christmas in Ice in North Pole
- Friday, Dec. 5, 2008
- With a name like North Pole, it has got to be the center of holiday- and winter-related activity. The Santa Claus House, with its giant Santa statue, and year-long dedication to Christmas accentuate the town’s devotion to the holiday. And a new annual event — Christmas In Ice — offers yet another way to embrace the Christmas spirit.
- First Friday events to feature itty-bitty teeny-weeny art
- Friday, Dec. 5, 2008
- Sometimes good things come in itty-bitty packages
- FDA presents 'A Christmas Carol' as Dickens intended
- Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
- Marley was dead; to begin with.
Such is the opening of Charles Dickens’ classic story, “A Christmas Carol,” and, as Dickens emphasizes, there is no doubt that Marley, the infamous partner of one Ebeneezer Scrooge, was in fact “dead as a door-nail.” - Comedy, unedited, coming to Fairbanks
- Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
- Most comedians have horror stories about how their parents don’t understand their career choice: Why would you want to spend your life in shady clubs? Or, You should have a stead income. Or, Being funny is not a career.
- String of shows at the Marlin to feature new and familiar bands
- Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
- When Nate Montgomery arrived in Fairbanks 10 years ago, fresh from the Southern Rock belt, he quickly became immersed in the Fairbanks music culture. He remembers seeing Gangly Moose play a show — his first in the area — and he was hooked.
- Percussion great to join UAF ensemble in concert
- Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
- Most, if not all, of Morris Palter’s percussion students — members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ percussion group Ensemble 64.8 — know all about the work of percussionist Bob Becker. They’ve listened to him, read about his professional achievements, and admired his style and talent.
- If you can ride, you can dance
- University Equetrian Network hots contra/square dance event
- Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
- While members of the University Equestrian Network usually put their horses in the barn, they will bring dancers to the barn, so to speak, Saturday with a Barn Dance event in the Wood Center Ballroom.
- Yukon Quest to bring tropical thoughts to Fairbanks
- Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
- What says dog sledding like a Hawaiian luau?
