The little bear had found his personal patch of heaven, a field of horsetail and dandelions. Favored black bear foods both. Unfortunately, this bear’s wild garden was growing along our road home. […]
Life with bear(s)
No fish
The bad news some in the tiny, Alaska fishing port of Cordova were starting to expect came officially on Wednesday from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: The catch […]
Talking fish – not
This story has been updated Only a day after outlining a plan for Cook Inlet salmon talks and issuing an administrative order officially sanctioning a fisheries task force that started meeting secretly […]
Two-faced Alaska
On the horizon north of Alaska’s largest city, the continent’s tallest peak loomed resplendent Sunday against the evening light in the land of the midnight sun, and if you knew personally the […]
Cordova disaster?
This story has been updated The Copper River commercial salmon fishery remain closed on Monday and with the return of Alaska’s pound-for-pound most valuable salmon looking a failure, most of the regions’ […]
Untold story
The New York Times this week rolled out a long, long story about NXIVM guru Keith Raniere headlined “The ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment.” Alaska kayaker Kristin Snyder who is believed to have […]
Deadly waters
The body of Bulchinta Bill was pulled out of a log jam on Lake Creek on Thursday in a tragic reminder of one of Alaska’s greatest dangers – moving water Lake Creek […]
Missing salmon
More bad news came Thursday for usually salmon-rich Alaska. Weekend king salmon fisheries on the creeks of the lower Kenai Peninsula are being shut down with the fishing season just getting underway.
Copper failure
The commercial fishing season for Copper River salmon – the most coveted of Alaska fish – is shaping up as a disaster for the isolated fishing community of Cordova. Prices paid to […]
Idit-a-bike back
Over the course of three months this year, German Nina Gässler learned about the worst of Alaska, pedaled a fat-tired bike across some of the prettiest of Alaska, and eventually experienced the best […]
