Naval radio history, part III
In 1917, another naval radio site was selected at Mile 14 on the Copper River and Northwestern Railway. A little over 9,000 acres was...
Naval radio history, part IV
Let’s finish up our Naval Radio Station history this month by focusing on Eyak Station, which became important to the Navy as a distant...
Mile 7 Memories
At the Mile 7 Naval Radio Station throughout the 1920s improvements were made to the infrastructure support systems established in 1917. This included the...
Eustace Paul Ziegler & Cordova Part I
Recently the Cordova Times editor, Elin Johnson, had an opportunity to visit the Frye Art Museum in Seattle and shared this Eustace Ziegler art...
Eustace Paul Ziegler and Cordova, part II
How did Eustace Ziegler make his way to Alaska? His father’s well-schooled work ethic evidently set in early for this young man. He is...
Eustace Paul Ziegler & Cordova, part III
Eustace Paul Ziegler boarded the S.S. Yucatan for Cordova and after a week’s voyage in January storms and snow across the Gulf of Alaska,...
The history of the Bidarki Rec Center
After a recent City Council budget work session, I started thinking about the long history of the building we now call the Bidarki Recreation Center....
Egg Hatch
The egg hatch was a fun feature of the Iceworm Festival beginning in 1966, when the first “egg” was frozen and displayed in a...
Iceworm history
An annual mid-winter tradition since 1961, the Iceworm Festival is a one-of-a-kind celebration for a unique Alaskan town. Here’s how it all started: A couple...
Rainy Iceworm
Not all Iceworm Festivals are snowy with clear blue skies! This Iceworm parade took place on a rainy year, but it didn’t deter the...
