Publications

Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska by Mark Kelley wins Benjamin Franklin Award
Mark Kelley's Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska won the 2001 Benjamin Franklin Award in the travel-essay category. The Benjamin Franklin Awards are sponsored by the Publishers Marketing Association, and celebrate excellence in editorial and design for titles published in 2000. Awards were announced May 31 in Chicago.

Goldbelt, Incorporated, Juneau's Urban Alaska Native corporation, provided financial support to Kelley in 1997 to create and publish the book. "The Goldbelt Board was excited to partner with Mr. Kelley on the project," stated Gary Droubay, Goldbelt President and CEO. "Goldbelt has a close connection with the National Park, operating the park concession for the Glacier Bay Lodge and the day boat Spirit of Adventure taking visitors into Glacier Bay throughout the visitor season."

Many Goldbelt shareholders have family history in Bartlett Cove and Glacier Bay dating back millennia, according to Droubay. "A book showcasing the history and beauty of the park was something we dreamt of. We were confident that with Mark's gift of photography, and with Sherry Simpson's ability to express the essence of an experience through her words, that the book would be a success."

"We are very proud of their accomplishment with the project. The Benjamin Franklin Award is well deserved."

Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska is a 128-page coffee-table format book that brings alive an area rich in wildlife and rapidly changing glaciers and inlets. The 11 essays and 128 color photos create a vivid sense of this overpowering wild place. Glacier Bay is Alaska's most popular national park and draws 400,000 visitors a year.

Mark Kelley, who lives in Juneau, is the book's publisher and photographer. He specializes in photographing the coastal mountains, wildlife, and people of Southeast Alaska. He spent 11 weeks in the park during 1998 and 1999. This is Kelley's sixth book; earlier titles include Juneau Portrait II and Alaska's Ocean Highways. He publishes 12-month color wall calendars of Juneau and Southeast Alaska and a line of photo note cards. Kelley's work has been published on the covers of more than 100 publications. He was staff photographer for the Juneau Empire for 14 years.

Essayist Sherry Simpson teaches writing at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Juneau graphic artist Laura Lucas designed the book.

Copies of Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska are available at local bookstores and gift shops or can be ordered directly from Kelley at 586-1993, 888-933-1993, at photos@markkelley.com, or by fax, 907-586-5774. Single copies (including postage) cost $24.95 for paperback and $34.95 for hard cover. Merchant discounts are available.

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Goldbelt Video Productions
Goldbelt has produced many award winning informational videos. Titles include Seeing Daylight - Alaska's Tlingit and their Culture, Alaska - Exploring the Inside Passage by Small Cruise Ship, Goldbelt Premier Attractions, Putting Our Corporation to Work, and Our Native Lands.

Seeing Daylight, produced by Boston Productions and Goldbelt, is a documentary about the Tlingit people and their culture. The documentary is shown free of charge at the mountain station of the Mount Roberts Tramway. An extended documentary version of the film is available for purchase for $19.95 plus shipping and handling. The documentary won a International Television Assocoation award at the 29th Annual Video Festival.

Alaska - Exploring the Inside Passage by Small Cruise Ship was produced by Goldbelt shareholder Morgan Howard. The 15 minute video has become one of Glacier Bay Tours & Cruises stongest sales tools, highlighting the excitement of experiencing Southeast Alaska aboard one of our four small cruise ships. The video has won several awards including 3rd place in the 32nd Annual International Film & Video Festival; Silver Axiem Statue in the Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media competition; Finalist Award in the 20th Annual Telly Awards; and a Crystal Award of Excellence at the 1999 Communicator Awards.

Howard also produced Goldbelt Premier Attractions, Putting Our Corporation to Work, and Our Native Lands for Goldbelt.

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Goldbelt History Book
In 1998 Goldbelt published The First 25 Years, A History of Goldbelt, Incorporated. The 64 page book was written and produced by Peter Metcalfe and designe by Juneau's Sue Craft.

In addition to detailing the first 25 years of Goldbelt business the book highlights the history of Southeast Alaska's aboriginal people, the fight for Native rights and land claims, and the birth of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.

Copies of the history book are available from Goldbelt, Incorporated for a nominal shipping and handling fee.