Considering Alaska’s violent past as a frontier territory, it’s not surprising to find restless spirits roaming the state.

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DeMarban, Alex. “Feels like teen spirit and other phantoms in UAA’s Wendy Williamson Auditorium.”  October 31, 2013. Anchorage Daily News.

Ellis-Knapp, Jody. Ghosts of Alaska. 2009. Atglen, Pennsylvania Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

“Kennicott Mine & Ghost Town Walking Tour Points.” N.d. Alaska.org.

O’Harra, Doug. “The lonely lady haunting West High School in Anchorage, Alaska. October 30, 2013. Anchorage Daily News.

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Williamson, Avery. “The haunting of the Wendy Williamson Auditorium.” October 24, 2023. Thenorthernlight.org.

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Robin Barefield lives in the wilderness on Kodiak Island, where she and her husband own a remote lodge. She has a master’s degree in fish and wildlife biology and is a wildlife-viewing and fishing guide. Robin has published six novels: Big Game, Murder Over Kodiak, The Fisherman’s Daughter, Karluk Bones, Massacre at Bear Creek Lodge, and The Ultimate Hunt. She has also published two non-fiction books: Kodiak Island Wildlife and Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier. She draws on her love and appreciation of the Alaska wilderness as well as her scientific background when writing.

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