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Funny business: cartoonists pen Alaska's lighter side of life

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Three cartoonists who depict daily life in Alaska with cartoons discuss their career choice and living in Alaska. Peter Dunlap-Shohl draws a cartoon strip and political cartoons; Jamie Smith and Chad Carpenter draw cartoon strips.

Author: Johnson, Kaylene
Publisher: Alaska Publishing Properties Inc.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2001
Behavior, Portrayals, Cartoonists, Cartoonists and animators

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Man of a thousand names

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Donald Orth has had a lifelong fascination with place names in Alaska. This interest led him to create the "Dictionary of Alaska Place Names", which is now 36 years old and is highly regarded as a reference work about the state. Orth notes that cataloguing place names in Alaska is a life-time job that will never end.

Author: Johnson, Kaylene
Publisher: Alaska Publishing Properties Inc.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2003
Analysis, Works, Reference works, Personality profile, Reference books, Names, Geographical, Geographical names, Orth, Donald

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Skiing with spice: Curry adds flavor to the Alaska railroad's annual ski-train

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A train ride by skiing enthusiasts to the once thriving beautiful town of Curry, and an exciting place for skiers is described. The history of the rise and fall of this town in Alaska is narrated.

Author: Johnson, Kaylene
Publisher: Alaska Publishing Properties Inc.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2005
Amusement and recreation, not elsewhere classified, Skiing Facilities, Ski Areas, Description and travel

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