Holger “Jorgy” Jorgensen: Alaska Living Legend of Aviation

Holger “Jorgy” Jorgensen- One of Alaska’s best-known flying legends, Jorgy Jorgensen is a master of anything he decides to do. Born in Haycock on Dime Creek on the Seward Peninsula on January 26, 1927 to parents Jessie Nagaruk from Buckland, Alaska, and Ole (Torgrimsen) Jorgensen from Norway. Jorgy first saw an aircraft at the age […]

Spotting aircraft at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC)

This past week had some great days for spotting and making photos of cargo ships and aircraft at Anchorage International Airport. Standby for a gallery of images from this weeks gathering. Here is an image of a Korean Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 on final approach into to Anchorage on 7Left with Mt. Spur accross the […]

Only in Alaska: Lake Spenard (LHD)

Only in Alaska will you see traffic stopped for a float plane. This image was taken at the intersection of a Lakeshore Drive and a taxiway at Lake Spenard part of the Lake Hood Seaplane Base at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport the busiest float pond in the world. The complex consists of two lakes connected by […]