by Hank Nuwer | Oct 9, 2025 | Alaska Tales
by Hank Nuwer, Cordova Times Sara Burleson Dunn’s world came crashing down on May 16, 1944, when a U.S. naval air station dirigible slammed into a hangar on a training mission and plunged 258 feet to a concrete runway. The tragedy occurred at Lakehurst, New Jersey,...
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 (Polar bear photo by Gosia Nuwer) Review by Hank Nuwer (I’ve spliced together two different published newspaper stories, one from Cordova and one from Randolph County, IN–HN) ...
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 | 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...
