The late naturalist’s remote lifestyle has captivated Americans—myself included—for decades. Would a visit to his off-grid wilderness shack live up to its beloved image? It’s late June, and after ...

DONNELLSON — The Donnellson Public Library will celebrate the 106th birthday of a Lee County man who went to live alone in the hostile Alaskan wilderness and became an icon of that state. The public ...

One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey. 50 th Anniversary Edition, by Sam Keith from the journals and photographs of Dick Proenneke. Alaska Northwest Books, 2018. 272 pages. $19.99. This classic ...

After an accident at work years later nearly left Dick Proenneke blind, he decided to devote his life to living it as he saw fit. Nowadays, you can find entire sections of the internet devoted to ...

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he ...

Dick Proenneke's simple, yet profound account of his 30 year adventure in the remote Alaska wilderness continues in this sequel to "Alone in the Wilderness". Watch through his eyes as he continues to ...

Monroe Robinson’s “The Handcrafted Life of Dick Proenneke” is a treasure and complement to the story of Alaska’s blue-collar wilderness diarist Richard Proenneke, whose Bush life is detailed in part ...

DONNELLSON, Iowa (AP) - A replica of an Iowa native’s Alaska wilderness cabin is being built in a southeastern Iowa city. Craftsmen Pat and Denna Beelman are building a life-size replica of Richard ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Tucked away in the Alaskan wilderness, Windham native John Branson lives in ...

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