This spring on an ugruk hunting trip, after my friend Dave and I finished gutting our ugruk, I sliced open the stomach to see what goods were inside. This is what we found.

"Three books on ..." is a weekly column that seeks to show people that
wherever they live, there are community-relevant books that they can get
from Alaska libraries.

A friend says that among his most satisfying moments are those he stands contemplating his pile of firewood. He inhales the sweetness of birch, the tang of aspen and the sharp bite of spruce while he ponders the moisture wafting out of his wood.

Constitution Monday is a weekly column that examines the Bill of Rights.

"Three books on ..." is a weekly column that seeks to show people that wherever they live, there are community-relevant books that they can get from Alaska libraries.

Constitution Monday is a weekly column that examines the Bill of Rights.

In 1967 the Chena River spilled over its banks and flooded Fairbanks. For more than a week, the city core was underwater, and the town became a lake more than five miles wide. The flood forced thousands of people to leave the city and caused more than $180 million in damage to homes and businesses.