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Alaska Life
‘Swimming to the other side’: A big move for Bethel’s Jesuit volunteers
Everyone just calls them JVs. Some never leave. Some boomerang back. Bethel does that to people.
Tracing a magnificent (and tasty) king salmon to its Alaska origins
Wild salmon is not inexpensive, as farmed salmon can be. But it can be hard not to think it should come at a premium.
A group of Utqiagvik beachcombers unearthed an ancient ivory tusk
The tusk was jutting up through the sand at water’s edge.
In Haines, outwitted by wily crows
They've zeroed in on my cherry tree and nothing will deter them -- even pebbles from me and neighbors with better throwing arms.
A poetic turn on Denali tragedy
“Whiteout” is a poetry collection Jessica Goodfellow has written that addresses a mountaineering calamity and its impact on her family.
How to tell your gulls apart
Alaska is blessed with nearly two dozen species but only a half-dozen are common enough for recreational birders to easily spot.
WEIO champs crowned in ear pull, Indian stick pull
Four days of competition wrap up Saturday at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
Amid deep grief, remembering Jack Cooper’s joyous life
Jack, the 16-year-old Anchorage boy killed by a bear on Bird Ridge, was one of my son's closest friends, and his loss leaves a big hole in our lives.
‘Secrets’ for finding cheaper flights, car rentals, hotel rooms and more
Scott McMurren: Travel secrets come and go, just like cheap airfares. Other valuable tips are worth repeating.
Camp aims to create homegrown scientists on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
For the first time in memory, Bethel’s tribe put on a science and culture camp for students from the community and nearby villages.
You may not want to thin your vegetables. Do it anyway.
If you don’t sacrifice some of the young ones, you will get a harvest of lots of stunted things.
Feta and watermelon come together in a pretty, unfussy summer salad
Kim Sunée: For this salad, you'll want the best of ingredients -- a ripe, sweet watermelon and good-quality olive oil and feta cheese.
Smoking your salmon this year? Set some aside for this seafood Caesar salad
Alaska from Scratch: In this spin on a Caeser salad, the creaminess of the avocado is perfect against the brininess of smoked salmon.
Teeming with cats, Anchorage shelter temporarily cuts adoption fee to $15
Adopting a cat that hasn't been spayed or neutered usually costs around $140.
Order Bristol Bay sockeye fillets for August delivery; enjoy fresh veggies and flowers right now
Market Share: Now you can get Bristol Bay sockeyes without getting on a plane or baiting a single hook -- or going to the supermarket.
Oprah is in Alaska and having the time of her life
According to her Instagram feed, the media mogul is in Alaskaaaaaaaa and she is very excited about it.
A road less traveled: Driving to McCarthy with kids
Though it's a far easier drive that it once was, the McCarthy Road is the stuff of Alaska legend. You still need to make serious preparations.
Is Alaska food ‘exotic’? This international tour company thinks so.
Access Trips, which pairs cultural tourism with cuisine, has added Alaska to its destinations, alongside places like Cuba, Japan, Morocco and Thailand.
The charms, and dangers, of Chitina dipnetting
The crowds are down, the location can be isolated and nature abounds. But beware: The Copper is a cold, fast-moving river that can quickly prove deadly.