Fishing for prehistoric traces of sockeye salmon in Eklutna Lake
Yes, there is an isolated group of salmon living in Eklutna Lake today -- but did ocean-reared salmon ever swim up the river into the lake?
Yes, there is an isolated group of salmon living in Eklutna Lake today -- but did ocean-reared salmon ever swim up the river into the lake?
Yes, there is an isolated group of salmon living in Eklutna Lake today -- but did ocean-reared salmon ever swim up the river into the lake?
The menu is very limited and you never know what you’re going to get, although it almost always involves salmon.
The menu is very limited and you never know what you’re going to get, although it almost always involves salmon.
Although he didn't speak English when he arrived in Anchorage in the 1980s, Chun B. Park has built a successful business in Midtown.
Although he didn't speak English when he arrived in Anchorage in the 1980s, Chun B. Park has built a successful business in Midtown.
Richard Montgomery's tale comes from a time when surviving in the Arctic required skills gained exploring. Cold, isolation and death were constant companions.
Richard Montgomery's tale comes from a time when surviving in the Arctic required skills gained exploring. Cold, isolation and death were constant companions.
Excerpt from novel "pH": The numbers of birds today were mere fractions of what he’d observed in the 1970s. Especially murres. They used to be as thick as flies.
For a visitor, the pace of life is entrancing, though the cost of living can be daunting. And the specter of climate change is ever-present.
With the second-largest tides in North America, traveling Cook Inlet isn't easy. Capt. James Cook discovered that more than 200 years ago. We did much more recently.
With the second-largest tides in North America, traveling Cook Inlet isn't easy. Capt. James Cook discovered that more than 200 years ago. We did much more recently.
Poems by Kate Partridge as well David Berger's deep dive into the history and science surrounding razor clams.
Poems by Kate Partridge as well David Berger's deep dive into the history and science surrounding razor clams.
Since well before statehood, the Coast Guard has had a significant presence in Alaska.
An interesting and highly readable account -- though an extremely profane one -- by one of the key figures in the apprehension of Alaska militia leader Schaeffer Cox.
Yet again, I was on the phone with a man in a hardware store who felt he could talk down to me simply because I was a woman with a question.
Larsen Bay salmon cannery on Kodiak Island has a long history shaped by the ups and downs of commercial fishing.
Larsen Bay salmon cannery on Kodiak Island has a long history shaped by the ups and downs of commercial fishing.
Sure, the Alaska Panhandle town that's a gateway to the Yukon is overrun by tourists. More than a million all summer. But visitors are Skagway’s history, its “authentic” Alaska identity.