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A review of the work of the artist David Rosenthal is presented. Rosenthal specializes in Arctic and Antarctic landscapes and expeditions into the wild from his home in Cordova, Alaska, give him inspiration for his larger works.

Lambert lived in Alaska from 1925 until his disappearance in the wilderness in 1960. The artist and outdoorsman is known for landscapes and portraits of working people. His uncompromising attitude alienated him from society.

Thieme came to Mount Katolinat, in Alaska, in 1982 to climb the mountain and search for something he had seen in visions. The remarkable man, who was 67 at the time, told his life story and made a deep impression on many people in the area, but he did not return the following summer as he had promised.

It rained a lot in Alaska this summer--even more than usual--and it was a cold summer, too. The sun doesn't set on much of the state between mid-June and mid-July, [...]

Without a doubt, Morris Thompson was one of Alaska's most influential business leaders. Enumerating his accomplishments would be a daunting task, but qualifying the effect his business and political leadership […]

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PUTTING OUT RAGING FIRES, rescuing people trapped in snow, and resuscitating someone suffering from a heart attack all sound like responsibilities for the most fearless and experienced firefighter. But these […]

Lillian Akootchook works as a member of her husband's whaling crew on the Beaufort Sea as a health aide, cook and CB radio operator. She knows the whales are necessary to the survival of her village, Kaktovik, Alaska, and respects the whales.

Adams, 40, composes by recording the sounds of wind, water and animals and incorporating them in his innovative music. Although his music defies categorization, he is adapting two pieces for the Anchorage Opera. He records for New Albion Records.

Alaska Gov Walter Hickel ordered state flags to fly at half mast to honor Heinmiller, who died June 10, 1992, at 79. Heinmiller was a World War II veteran who founded the Port Chilkoot Co and helped establish the City of Port Chilkoot after the war.

Council died at 77. She was one of the first women to be an administrative assistant for the Senate. Her work included drafting legislation leading to Alaska's statehood and an earthquake relief bill in 1964.

Sheila Taranto operates Barrow, AL's only taxi cab, which is a 21-foot Cadillac limousine. Taranto can make $400 a night despite the fact that the car only gets 10 miles per gallon of gas and is in poor condition.

Puhl makes souvenirs by embalming mosquitos and placing the in paperweights, key chains and earrings. She has several different kinds of resin for embalming different flowers and bugs, but will not reveal what she feeds the pests to fatten them before she kills them.

Ostrosky ran a bed and breakfast in Anchorage, AL, after she retired from teaching school. Her many charitable activities included work for the National Order of Women Legislators and the Alaska Adult Basic Education Center.

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