New book 'Northern Lights' has a unique local tie to the First Coast
Cathy Parkers book, "Northern Lights," was released on Tuesday, completing a journey that began 12 and a half years ago. Parker, with the assistance of numerous supporters on the First Coast, helped get a football field in tiny Barrow, Alaska now known as Utqiagvik the northernmost town in the United States. The book is definitely what happened and Im so glad to be able to share it.A quick refresher on Parkers journey. Parker was so moved by the story that she went into immediate planning mode on how to pull off the impossible putting a turf football field in tiny Barrow. The Whalers won in the closing seconds.