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Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults

Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults

Fridays, noon-1 pm

Registration is free but required.

Register online or by phone at 907-465-2920 to obtain access info

Story hours for kids are great, but why should they get all the fun?

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2024 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD winner - Journeys
2024 FOREWORD INDIES FINALIST
An ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS 2024 favorite

Buoyed by Engelhard's wry sense of humor and encounters with those he meets along the way, Arctic Traverse is a rare entry in the outdoor genre. A true Alaskan treasure.
Booklist (starred review)

An exceedingly well-crafted work.... With his significant knowledge of the region from both guiding and anthropological work and with impressive observational skills, research and insight, Engelhard has fashioned a text that should appeal to multitudes of readers.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News

Michael Engelhard worked for 25 years as an outdoor instructor and wilderness guide in Alaska and the canyon country. He received a Master's degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, where he also taught very briefly—indoor classrooms just weren't his thing.

He is the recipient of a Rasmuson Individual Artist Award, a Foreword INDIES and Independent Publisher Book Award, and three Alaska Press Club Awards. His books include 
Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon; No Walk in the Park: Seeking Thrills, Eco-Wisdom, and Legacies in the Grand Canyon; and What the River Knows: Essays from the Heart of Alaska.

A Luddite fence sitter and migrant by training and inclination, Engelhard moves wherever his needs are met best, just like the people and critters he so admires.

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