by Hank Nuwer | Jan 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
The First Masquerade Balls By Hank Nuwer Masquerade Balls were about the most popular social event of the year in pioneer Cordova. Guests braved winds, snows, and icy trails to gather for food, drink and comradeship. The first ball was put on in 1912 by the Eagles...
by Hank Nuwer | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Humor by Hank Nuwer Now I know that the subject of transplanting fish and game into area where they previously never existed is a serious topic. It’s discussed in university wildlife management classes, Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife...
by Hank Nuwer | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
by Hank Nuwer Samuel Blum in his time was one of the wealthiest Alaskan pioneers, making his money primarily as a mercantile store owner, banker and investor. A devout Jew, he earned statewide respect as a philanthropist. Born and educated in San Francisco, Blum...
by Hank Nuwer | Nov 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
The month of December is especially challenging because i play three roles in the Fairbanks Drama Association’s production of Ken Ludwig’s Twas the Night Before Christmas.I’ll be returning to teaching in January 2025. That commitment definitely...
by Hank Nuwer | Nov 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer Alaskans and Alaskan visitors by automobile evermore owe a debt to General Wilds Preston Richardson for building the roads more traveled. A native Texan, he was born March 20, 1861, three weeks before Confederate troops fired the first shot of...
by Hank Nuwer | Nov 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Robert Cole Caples is an enigmatic man. Seldom photographed, a lover of privacy: he became one of Nevada’s best-loved artists. By Hank Nuwer (1973) Much of the information available on Caples exists preserved in an intriguing essay by writer Walter Van Tilburg Clark...
