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Did You Know? History of Baked Alaska

Accounts vary, but many sources attribute the invention of Baked Alaska to Count von Rumford, an 18th-century physicist and pioneer of thermodynamics who is also credited with the invention of the double boiler, the modern kitchen range, and—most fittingly— thermal underwear. A popular version of the story is that Rumford’s original name for the dessert, omelette surprise, changed decades later when chef Charles Ranhofer of Delmonico’s in New York City dubbed it Baked Alaska in celebration of the United States’ acquisition of the territory in 1867. (source: John Cloud)

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Response to April’s sesquicentennial event, “150 Years: Kenai Peninsula History Conference,” was overwhelmingly positive. The conference sold out, and the schedule was packed with activities.

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William H. Seward was in town May 19-21 (Nebraska)

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Anchorage, AK – Your Alaska Link had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Dunham, who recently authored two biographies on Alaska's Sesquicentennial.

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The 150th anniversary of the U.S. takeover of Alaska may or may not be a time of celebration, but it should be a time for reconciliation.

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