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Arthur "Art" Mortvedt

Originally from North Dakota, Art Mortvedt came to Alaska in January 1974. He was a teacher in the village of Shungnak, Alaska, moved to living a subsistence lifestyle in a remote location in the Brooks Range, has been a pilot, guide, and dog musher, and at the time of his interview in 2002 was running the Peace of Selby Wilderness Lodge at Selby Lake in the Brooks Range. He met Demaris (Dee), his wife, while working at Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota, when she was on her way to be a teacher in Alaska. They were married in 1978. Art also has flown to remote locations around the world, including Central and South America, Antarctica, and Greenland. In 2009, he received the Lowell Thomas Award from the Explorers Club in honor of his accomplishments as an outstanding explorer.

Arthur "Art" Mortvedt appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Art and Dee Mortvedt's Slideshow

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Art and Damaris (Dee) Mortvedt, Interview 1	Art and Damaris (Dee) Mortvedt were interviewed on December 4, 2002 by Bill Schneider at Bill Schneider's home in Fairbanks, Alaska. Art and Dee were chosen for this interview because of their long term interest and investment in the Arctic. They currently run a wilderness lodge at Selby Lake in the Brooks Range. The interview covers their time as teachers (particularly in the Kobuk area), Art's flying in different parts of the world, his trapping and wilderness activities in the Brooks Range, some of the old timers from the Kobuk area, and his attitudes about wilderness and the lodge business. The interview starts with Art, and then Dee enters the discussion.	2002-27-07	Gates of the Arctic National Park	Dec 4, 2002
Art and Damaris (Dee) Mortvedt, Interview 2, Part 1	Art and Damaris (Dee) Mortvedt were interviewed on April 3, 2015 by Leslie McCartney and Karen Brewster at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In this first part of a two part interview, Art talks about how he got interested in aviation and learned to be a pilot, and his solo flights to the South Pole and to the North Pole with his airplane, Polar Pumpkin. Dee talks about being the one at home to track his flight and provide logistics and radio support.	2015-06_PT.1	Pioneer Aviators	Apr 3, 2015
Art and Damaris (Dee) Mortvedt, Interview 2, Part 2	This is the continuation of an interview with Art and Damaris (Dee) Mortvedt on April 3, 2015 by Leslie McCartney and Karen Brewster at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In this second part of a two part interview, Art continues to discuss his Arctic and Antarctic flying adventures. Dee chimes in with her own experiences flying with Art as well as her role at home. They also talk about their wilderness lodge (Peace of Selby Wilderness Lodge) at Selby Lake in the Brooks Range.	2015-06_PT.2	Pioneer Aviators	Apr 3, 2015