The Arctic Archives Podcast
Firsthand stories from the Last Frontier. The Arctic Archives hosts conversations with Alaskan hunters, trappers, guides and other men and women with epic stories from their time in the outdoors.
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Episode 12: The Don Sheldon Tapes, Part 1 (opens the original)
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In this 1970s recording, bush pilot Don Sheldon tells two stories, one involving a 1965 hunt with an alcoholic and somewhat eccentric millionaire, and another with a plane crash during a fishing trip a little ways from Talkeetna. This recording is part of the Tanana Yukon Historical Society Collection, recording number 76-54-06 in the University of Alaska Oral History Program
Episode 11: Sam O. White, Alaskan pt. 2 (opens the original)
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Another episode from Sam O. White, this time he talks about a long survey expedition going from Shaw Creek, the Goodpaster and Forty-mile Rivers, the village of Eagle, floating on the Yukon to Circle, and finally walking back to Fairbanks. Sam O. White is interviewed by Neville Jacobs in Fairbanks, Alaska on June 21, 1974. These interviews are part of the Tanana Yukon Historical Society Collection, recording numbers 76-38-02 and 76-38-03 in the University of Alaska Oral History Program.
Episode 10: Lesssons Learned from Guiding, Hunting, and a Boat Crash with Tyson Porter (opens the original)
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Tyson Porter from Fairbanks describes a boat crash incident he was involved in and reflects on what he's learned as a fishing guide. He also talks about some of his hunting experiences and whether or not grizzly bear meat is good food.
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