It is hard to believe that 2/3 of the first season at Tikchik Narrows Lodge is already complete. Here are some impressions so far: The...

June marked the opening of Tikchik Narrows Lodge, now under the management of Andy Angstman. June also was one of the rainiest months in...

It was widely reported that the Angstman family purchased Tikchik Narrows Lodge, near the Angstman cabin 100 miles east of Bethel....

This edition of ALO News is brought to you from Anchorage after a bunch of travel ended a few days ago. The trip to Scotland was well...

The ALO news is delayed a bit this month by a two-week trip to Scotland with John McDonald and Bev Hoffman. John wanted to check out the...

This edition of ALO news is written as the Iditarod comes to a close. Two Kuskokwim 300 race committee members finished in the top three...

January is dog race month in Bethel, and this year’s events managed to squeeze in between two weather systems that could have easily...

Comfortable winter weather in Anchorage and elsewhere in Alaska is a reminder to revisit the climate issue as the calendar turns to 2023. ...

November ALO News comes to you in mid-December and with that of course holiday greetings are in order. Loyal readers of the ALO news are...

Start Spreading the News! Winter arrived a bit early by recent standards at the farm, and snow blanketed the area starting in...

The September news originates from the Minnesota Farm where fall colors are approaching their prime. Missing from the scene are the...

August rains balanced off the lack of rain in the early summer, putting out all of the fires in Alaska and turning everything a deep...

A very dry and hot start to the Alaska summer has given way to more typical rainy weather in July, putting out many of the large fires...

Record breaking heat and dry weather were common throughout Alaska in June. Anchorage has gone many weeks without significant rain, and...

An unusually dry and sunny May greeted the returning Angstman family after a cool, wet and windy visit to the farm in Minnesota. There...

It’s a rainy day on the Minnesota farm so a good day to write the news for April. This is the kind of rainy day it was for a few...

The finish of the Iditarod was discussed in last month’s ALO news, but the aftermath of the race was especially interesting this year,...

February ALO News is delayed a bit by events of early March, which in Alaska revolve around the Iditarod Race. It is difficult to explain...

January has been Kuskokwim 300 month since 1980 (with a slight change to February last year), and despite continuing Covid issues, the...

The end of 2021 couldn’t come soon enough for many but at ALO, the year was hardly a disaster. A year of COVID-19-related issues was not...