This is the the presentation for the event, Author and artist Mary Ida Henrikson presents The Mystery of the Fire Trees in Southeast Alaska, with Dr. Steven Langdon and Lael Morgan. (Note, the audio podcast is also posted in iTunes.) Mary Ida Henrikson, born and raised in Ketchikan Alaska, was surprised to learn she had an ancient cedar on her property that appeared to have been altered for fire storage. Soon she discovered dozens of other centuries-old trees with deeply burned interiors. What did this mean? After much research, investigation, and speculation, Mary Ida Henrickson wrote The Mystery of the Fire Trees, An Artists Quest for an Ancient Truth, recently published by Epicenter Press. According to Dr. Rosita Worl, Tlingit Shangukeidi’ Clan and House Lowered from the Sun, “Although a number of people have been aware of the ancient trees that the Tlingit used as a source to start fires, the extent of the fire trees throughout the region and other possible uses have not been previously recorded.” Joining Mary Ida Henrikson is renowned anthropologist Dr. Steve Langdon and journalist, publisher and author Lael Morgan.