by Joanne Sundell | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog
Show me someone who doesn’t love a ghost story and I’ll show you someone who has no imagination, “she said good-naturedly.” Drawn to tales from the Old West in character, story, song, and legend, I’m also drawn to ghost towns and their...
by Joanne Sundell | Aug 27, 2016 | Blog
SPOILER ALERT, Romance Junkies! Okay, so I’m reading all about gold and gold mining, and its history, et al, when I thought to research a bit about why some stampeders during the Klondike Gold Rush were referred to as, Argonauts. Apparently some of these...
by Joanne Sundell | Aug 7, 2016 | Blog
There are ghost towns in the West … and in the North. Little remains of Dyea, AK, save for a few pilings and one wall of an old attorney’s office, circa 1898. Where some might see a dead town, I see a possible pathway back in time. If one listens long and...
by Joanne Sundell | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog
Yes, it’s happened before in history when the wrong information is set down for all time. Then, when some go back to correct the record, well-armed with the facts, it’s often too late. Why? First impressions are usually lasting impressions. Once fixed in the hearts...
by Joanne Sundell | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog
LEONHARD SEPPALA is Viking Gold! (b.1877-d.1967) Leonhard Seppala, is arguably the greatest dog driver in history. Though he didn’t exceed five feet in height, his work with the Siberian husky is legendary. “Sepp,” as he was known to most, is equally remembered for...
by Joanne Sundell | Jan 2, 2016 | Blog
LOYAL MUSHERS, INDEED! No matter the sled or the dog driver, I count those among you who have read Arctic Storm and Arctic Shadow, Books 1 and 2, Watch Eyes Trilogy, LOYAL MUSHERS, INDEED! This has been an emotional journey as well as a dangerous one, from...
