The Ultima Thule

Journeys in America’s Northernmost Lands: a web anthology of the Alaskan Arctic

(Avoiding) The unofficial Alaska State Bird

June 26th, 2009

(Avoiding) The unofficial Alaska State Bird

Shannon Huffman Polson | June 26, 2009

So on the mosquito front- in the Arctic three years ago I didn’t even think about anything other than DEET. The airforce in the Yukon Territory- at least down south here- is only the observation lookout post for the hordes to come. Mosquitoes in the arctic are so bad they can reportedly kill a baby [...]