by Hank Nuwer | Oct 8, 2025 | Alaska Tales
Last Frontier Tales By Hank Nuwer When a short list of 20th Century Alaskan legends is discussed, chances are Merle K. “Mudhole” Smith is somewhere up at the top of the heap. After all, the one-time barnstormer and bush pilot served as president of...
by Hank Nuwer | Sep 30, 2025 | Alaska Tales, Travel Reviews
Last Frontier Days Polar Attraction: A Bear-Watching Trip to Utqiagvik Review by Hank Nuwer Last weekend arrived, and it was time for us to fly out to yet another remote Alaska city, because that’s my wife Gosia’s bucket list dream. We’ve recently scratched...
by Hank Nuwer | Sep 30, 2025 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography
Last Frontier Day “Aunt Jean”: An Unforgettable Alaskan Artist By Hank Nuwer It was 1980, in northern Colorado, when I chatted with Martha Jean Shadrach for the first time. A contributing writer to Denver Magazine then, I accepted an invitation from Jane, my...
by Hank Nuwer | Sep 8, 2025 | Alaska Tales
From Slavery to Freedom to Public Service: The Healy Family By Hank Nuwer First published in Cordova Times Irish immigrant Michael Morris Healy and his lifelong companion Mary Eliza Clark Smith found solace in their Catholic religion and took joy in the...
by Hank Nuwer | May 7, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Autobiography
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