Second chance at love: Part I

Second chance at love: Part I

by | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

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,...
Mudhole Smith Helped Feed Cordova in 1946

Mudhole Smith Helped Feed Cordova in 1946

by | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

  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...
Polar Attraction: A Bear-Watching Trip to Utqiagvik

Polar Attraction: A Bear-Watching Trip to Utqiagvik

by | Sep 30, 2025 | Uncategorized

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...
“Aunt Jean”: An Unforgettable Alaskan Artist

“Aunt Jean”: An Unforgettable Alaskan Artist

by | Sep 30, 2025 | Uncategorized

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...