I recently spoke with Chris Hewitt at the Star Tribune to talk about my new book THE ICE ON THE LAKE that's launching next week. It was a great conversation,…
I recently sat down with Cassie De Pecol from Wondery's Against the Odds podcast to share my story of being mauled by a grizzly bear in 2005. It's always a…
Today is my 20th Bear Day. Two decades ago I walked up that hill on Princess Mary Lake and thought my world was about to end. And like on most…
Alex Messenger was named to the Duluth News Tribune's 20 under 40 class of 2025. The newspaper's annual 20 Under 40 awards recognize high achievers younger than 40 from the…
What better Valentine's Day gift than finding that your book is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller? THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY debuts on the Wall Street Journal Bestsellers List at #3 on the Nonfiction E-Books…
Duluth author recalls grizzly bear attack in new book I was excited to open Sunday's Duluth News Tribune to find an article about my upcoming debut Memoir, The Twenty-Ninth Day:…
To cap off the summer and prep for the holiday travel season just a few months away, Bryan Rogala wrote a piece for Outside on how to protect all that…
~Play List - This Month's Top Trips & Picks~ June 29, 2018 Open this month's Backpacker Magazine to page 28 and you'll find a Messenger Photo of Kawishiwi Falls…
In early summer, 2017, I was asked by National Parks Magazineand Tandemstock.com if I was interested in photographing a feature story about Voyageurs National Park for an upcoming issue. The…
On April 23, one of my images from the summit of Haleakala National Park was featured as the Bing homepage wallpaper. It's pretty stellar to see it spread all across…