UPDATED – May 20, 2016 Seven out of every 11 Kenai River late-run king salmon killed last year died in gillnets as what was once the most valuable sport fishery in Alaska […]
The dying Kenai kings
The Iditarod’s miracle dog
This is the story of Zeke, the little husky who rose from his death-bed to run the 2016 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. That’s his photo above. If you have a soft […]
AK avalanche dangers linger
At a time when few people are worrying about the danger of avalanche in the nearby wilderness that surrounds the 49th state’s urban core, the Chugach National Forest is worrying about the […]
Denali search ends tragically
A Denali National Park search for 24-year-old Michael Purdy from Portland has ended tragically with his body found near the Savage River. National Park Service officials reported Sunday afternoon that a ground […]
Lost in Alaska
The tourist season hasn’t really begun yet in Alaska’s 6-million-acre Denali National Park and Preserve, but already the first search for a missing hiker is underway. Park officials say 24-year-old Michael Purdy […]
A tale of two mushers
UPDATED April 30, 2016 Brennan Norden is the outlawed Iditarod musher nobody knows. Four years before Alaskans started worrying about the treatment of Travis Beals, who the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race […]
Iditarod bans Travis Beals
A week after it was first reported the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race had allowed musher Travis Beals to compete while awaiting trail on domestic-violence charges, Alaska’s signature sporting event took a […]
Second-rate journalism
These are embarrassing days to be an Alaska journalist. On Tuesday, the Washington Post matter of factly reported that “in mid-October police questioned (Johnny) Manziel after witnesses saw the (Cleveland Browns) quarterback […]
Winning, but still losing
Alaska moose hunter John Sturgeon took on the National Park Service in federal court over access to the Nation River and won. His winnings should be enough to buy a decent backpack. […]
The great AK tax fantasy
Joe Panacea lives in Texas, or is it Oklahoma? He flies to Alaska once a month, or is it every two weeks? He (or is it a she) pockets paychecks worth $100,000 […]
