Author Archives: GLJones
Camp 17 Haines from Mark and Julie Cozzi
We live in a house next to where the Arctic Brotherhood Camp No.17 was in Haines, AK. We want to know more history about it. Please email the history and send photos if you can. You can view part of … Continue reading
Ashley Bowman Has Her Own A-B Blog
Skagway resident, Ashley Bowman, has started her own blog devoted to the history of the original Arctic Brotherhood. In addition to being an absolute fanatic fan of the fraternal club that helped make Alaska, she is an Honorary Member here
Ashley Bowman is Sportin a Cool Arctic Brotherhood Tattoo
Seasonal Chilkoot NP Ranger & Arctic Brotherhood fanatic Ashley Bowman showed her moxie by acquiring a very impressive tattoo honoring the A-B. She made the bold move recently while on holiday in Juneau, AK. In consideration of her incredible commitment … Continue reading
Camp No. 5 is Disputed!
We thought the mystery of the location Camp No. 5 had been solved with some great research by Bob Sutherland. He delivered a good theory that the Camp was in Seattle and had some old newspaper stories that seemed to
The Arctic Brotherhood by Derek Stubbs
[The following was article was originally published in The Square (an independent magazine for Freemasons). Honorary Member Leo Zenelli is the editor of the The Square and he gave us permission to use it.] In February 1899, some 11 would-be … Continue reading
Mystery of Missing Camp No. 5 is Solved!
On June 11, 2010, alert reader Bob Sutherland provided research that solved a odd mystery as to why we could not figure our where the 5th original Arctic Brotherhood Camp was located. His research was so outstanding that we thought
Hon. Brother Steve Howe Attempts 30-Day Monster Solo Trip
Honorary Arctic Brother Steve Howe is leaving for a bad-ass Backpacker Magazine assignment. On Sunday, July 11, 2010, hes starting out on a 30-day, 240-ish-mile cross country trek of the Bob Marshall Wilderness complex in Montanta, from highway 200
1909 Dawson Daily News Article Reveals Dissention in A-B Organization
Alert reader, Bob Sutherland, found a very interesting 1909 Dawson Daily News article that revealed turmoil in the A-B Organization regarding the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. It seems the infighting revolved around two factions.