Hundreds of swimmers race from the sea during the 24th annual Polar Bear Dip at the Auke Village Recreation Area on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.
See all the pictures: Slideshow | Polar Dip 2015 | Juneau Empire – Alaska’s Capital City Online Newspaper
Fish and Family — Salmon Love: Salmon Life Lexi Fish Hackett has fish in her blood in more ways than one. Until recently, her last name has simply been “Fish,” which she says is merely a coincidence. Her dad, however, who hitchhiked his way up to Southeast Alaska in the […]
New housing development opens doors in Mountain View There are 70 new front doors in Mountain View. At Ridgeline Terrace, the recently completed housing complex on the west end of Mountain View Drive, the two-bedroom, 899-square-foot family townhouses start at $1,035 rent per month and the one-bedroom, 640-square-foot apartments for […]
Salmon Life: A Love Letter From the sea to the table, the Salmon Life inspires us. Whether we are harvesting, processing or creating a masterpiece meal, Nature is writing us a Salmon Love letter. We get to smile and say “Thank you.” How cool is that?
Ana White: Free and Easy DIY Project and Furniture Plans Free plans to help anyone build simple, stylish furniture at large discounts from retail furniture. All woodworking plans are step by step, and include table plans, bed plans, desk plans and bookshelf plans. Thousands of readers are saving by building […]
Imagine working on a ship that takes you 15,000 miles through remote islands, from the Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea, in support of conservation. Six U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service jobs provide this opportunity, all operating out of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge aboard the R/V Tiglax. Read […]
For many in Alaska, life revolves around the ocean. Its natural rhythms and marine bounty have provided sustenance — nutritional, cultural and spiritual — to coastal communities for thousands of years. In fact,
Mark Brinster of Brinster & Co. created this video for the City of Homer Port and Harbor.
Catch a rare underwater look at wild Alaskan chum salmon on the spawning grounds, as they complete the most important act of their lives–to bring on the next generation. Host Richard Nelson explains the intricate and fascinating mating rituals of salmon.
As we bid farewell to one year and venture into the next, it’s common to reflect. In the last edition of the Frontiersman I took a look at, what I felt were, the top storylines in Mat-Su sports in 2015. As it seems to be the case every year, as […]
The Alaska Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling Thursday, declaring a ballot initiative to ban set nets in certain areas of the state unconstitutional. Read the full story: Alaska Supreme Court rules setnet ban initiative unconstitutional | Peninsula Clarion
Catch a rare underwater look at wild Alaskan chum salmon on the spawning grounds, as they complete the most important act of their lives–to bring on the next generation. Host Richard Nelson explains the intricate and fascinating mating rituals of salmon.
An ice blockage of the Anchor River, New Year’s day 2016. Video by Casey Fetterhoff
Salmon Life: Enriched by Community Under a beautiful, blue sky, with just a nip of fall in the air, people from throughout Kodiak gathered to eat, dance, play and share stories of the season. The second annual Kodiak Salmon Social took place on the 20th of September 2015, bringing Kodiak together […]
When you think of Alaska, usually you think of pristine landscapes, ice-capped mountain tops and grizzly bears. But there’s another important cultural element that has taken hold in America’s far north that you might be surprised to learn about – an emerging hip-hop movement. Read the full story at www.Shopify.com
Imagine working on a ship that takes you 15,000 miles through remote islands, from the Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea, in support of conservation. Six U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service jobs provide this opportunity, all operating out of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge aboard the R/V Tiglax. Read […]
