How to Make Delicious Alaskan Ceviche By: Michael Rogers I’m not much of a “foodie,” though, I like good food and I’ve got a couple of dishes that I can do flat out great … but for the most part, food is fuel. If it tastes good and is served at the appropriate temperature then […]
Navigating the M/V Tustumena In Deplorable Weather
M/V Tustumena Navigates Through High Seas and Gale Force Winds on a Return from Dutch Harbor “We are proud of our good ship Tustumena” Captain Bill Hopkins, AMHS retired Westward, one sees a land largely untouched by people, a wild landscape devoid of timber presenting itself in sharp relief to the exploring eye. There are […]
Flying to Iliamna to Fish for Silvers
Never Let Your Guard Down A group of friends are stranded near Lake Iliamna when the weather makes a turn for the worse. by Kurt Mackenzie If I were allowed to catch only one type of salmon, let it be silvers every day. Of course, that level of infatuation can lead to letting your guard […]
TAL’s Top 9 Tasty Salmon Recipes
A Tasty Collection of Salmon Recipes If you have not noticed, we here at The Alaska Life have a pretty diverse collection of original salmon recipes. It’s the perfect time to break the mold and try something new with all of the fresh fish flowing upstream in our local rivers and creeks. Our list of […]
Sheep Mountains – Landscape That Is Out Of This World
Hiking in the Sheep Mountains The Sheep Mountains in the Talkeetna Range are out of this world. Story and Photos by Cecil Sanders Never have I had much interest in outer-space. Not that I don’t care about what lies in the great beyond, but it’s not tangible, and not something I will ever experience. That […]
Three Alaska Perennial Treasures
Three Alaska Perennial Treasures That’ll Become Your Favorites Article and photos by Wendy Wesser While shopping for plants one day, I noticed a wild geranium labeled as a trollius. A couple days after that, at another nursery, I saw that an orange Siberian trollius was marked at the same price as a yellow European trollius […]
The M/V Matanuska Crew Spots A Vessel In Distress
Precipice of the Deep – The M/V Matanuska – Part 2 Article and Photographs by Captain Bill Hopkins, AMHS Retired The following is a continuation of “Precipice of the Deep – Part 1.” I pulled back the curtains to my stateroom window. Although it was just turning dark, I could see the myriad of stars […]
A Couple Slowly Sinks Into The Icy Depths of Milbanke Sound
Precipice of the Deep – A Sinking Skiff in Milbanke Sound A couple slowly sinks into the icy depths of Milbanke Sound. Story and Photographs by Captain Bill Hopkins, AMHS Retired One prolonged blast of the ship’s whistle every two minutes resounded throughout the night, and the day. Rule 35 of the Navigation Rules […]
Delicious Frosted Rhubarb Squares
Frosted Rhubarb Squares A delicious Alaskan dessert By Lindsey VanTassel and Judy Beatty Many great recipes can be found in the cookbooks of our mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and close friends. These family recipes are tasty treasures shared from generation to generation. They have been tried true and inserted into the family heritage. This […]
A Summer Job at Site Summit in 1972
Site Summit: Summer Job in 1972 Washing dishes, scrubbing floors and racing cars at a Cold War missile defense site in 1972 by Michael Hankins It’s not often a person is able to take the mundane job of washing dishes and write about it. My 6-month dish washing stint was much different than scrubbing pots […]
This Day In Alaska History: The First Ascent of Denali
The First Ascent of Denali By Anne Sanders This year, 2017, marks the 104th anniversary of the first successful ascent to the top of Denali. To be exact, on June 7th, 1913 at 1:30 p.m. Walter Harper, an Athabaskan Alaska Native, became the first man to stand upon the summit of North America’s tallest mountain. […]
Growing Up In An Alaskan Village
Alaskan Village in the City by Michael Hankins The serenity of living in a rural Alaskan village is something I’d love to experience. It seems a subsistence lifestyle has distinct advantages. Hunting and fishing to stay alive makes a person stronger both physically and mentally. Clean water and air untainted by pesticides and smog can […]
