Cheechako: noun. (From the Chinook jargon) a person newly arrived to the mining districts of Alaska or Northwest Canada; roughly translates to “newcomer” or “tenderfoot”. Despite being a cheechako, I have learned a few things about life in the last frontier these past few months. I would like to share some of these with you. [...]
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Fires, Miners, and Polar Bears, Oh My!
It’s been an interesting week in the KNOM news room. The blog title kind of says it all: fires, miners, and polar bears. First up, fires: I woke up to a phone call last Thursday morning, informing me that Teller—a nearby village, the only one accessible by road—was on fire. I was up, at the [...]
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