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 | Apr 27, 2025 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Humor
My wife Gosia and I returned yesterday from a working vacation in Alaska. The mountains wore a majestic white cape of snow. As we drove hairpin turns on the Kenai Peninsula, the Avis rental car belched an ominous warning noise. Gulp, a dashboard icon predicted... by Hank Nuwer | Apr 25, 2025 | Alaska Tales
By Hank Nuwer Uncle Sam’s Signal Corps made great strides between 1900 and 1908 in establishing communications throughout Alaska. The main purpose of the lines was to keep various military command posts in touch with each other. But private citizens made ample use of...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 18, 2025 | Alaska Tales
As I examined old newspaper accounts mentioning pioneer Alaskan Congressional delegate Daniel Alexander (Dan) Sutherland, I noticed one consistent trend. If any bigwigs from the Lower 48 were in sight, Sutherland wanted to fight them. Alaskan voters kept this...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 15, 2025 | Alaska Tales, Book Review
What happens after you find yourself mired in a precarious situation you could and should have avoided? That’s the premise driving “On the Old Denali Road,” a short story by Alaskan author Daryl Farmer in his collection “Where We Land,” published by...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 4, 2025 | Alaska Tales, True Crime
When Death Stalked the Cannery Floor By Hank Nuwer Margaret Andrianoff was born to a Japanese mother, her father unknown. Fisherman Constantine (Costia) Andrianoff and his Alaska Native wife Annie adopted her, according to the 1900 U.S. Census. Margaret, also...
