Netscape - Fri Nov 27
The Competing Narratives of Barry and Sarah >> Posted By avoth 9 hours, 29 minutes ago in Political Opinion > In the spring of 1964, Sarah Heath, then just three months old, flew into backwater Skagway, Alaska aboard a 1930s-era Grunman Goose to start a new life with her parents, brother, and sister.
Sunken Gold Rush ship discovered in YukonCanada.com - Thu Nov 26
The steam-powered sternwheeler A.J. Goddard, loaded with men, supplies and firewood, heads toward the Klondike gold fields along the Yukon River in 1898.
Salazar calls for 'nation-to-nation relationship' with NativesAnchorage Daily News - Wed Nov 25
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Divers find preserved sunken stern-wheelerFairbanks Daily News-Miner - Wed Nov 25
A perfectly preserved stern-wheeler has been discovered on the bottom of Lake Laberge, about 30 miles north of Whitehorse.
Archaeologists Get New Look at 1901 SinkingAPRN - Alaska Public Radio Network - Tue Nov 24
A discovery north of Skagway is giving archaeologists a flashback to a stormy Klondike winter day in 1901, when the steamship A.J. Goddard sank in Lake Laberge outside of Whitehorse, Yukon.
Klondike-era steamboat found in Yukon lakeCBC - Tue Nov 24
Team member Lindsey Thomas at the sternwheel of the A.J. Goddard at the bottom of Lake Laberge.
B.C. researchers discover gold rush ghost ship in Yukon lakeVancouver Sun - Mon Nov 23
A.J. Goddard, built in San Francisco, shipped to Alaska, disassembled and hauled over mountain passes into Canada in 1897, was reassembled and worked for the next four years, hauling supplies and miners into the heart of the Klondike along the rivers and lakes that led to Dawson City.
Sunken Gold Rush ship discovered in YukonCanada.com - Mon Nov 23
The steam-powered sternwheeler A.J. Goddard, loaded with men, supplies and firewood, heads toward the Klondike gold fields along the Yukon River in 1898.
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Juneau earns AAHP Ten Most Endangered GrantJuneau Empire - Sat Nov 21
The Alaska Association for Historic Preservation recently announced its awards and grant recipients: Lifetime Achievement Award went to Steve Peterson, of Anchorage; the Restoration Project Award went to Don Corwin, of Skagway; and the Ten Most Endangered Grant went to St.
Storm smacks Bering Sea coastlineAnchorage Daily News - Wed Nov 11
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