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by Megan McDonald We are in the peak of summer, and thanks to unprecedented temperatures, Alaska berries are ripening early and often! Grab your favorite berry picking containers and get out on the trails to stock up on your favorite berries before they’re all gone! 1. Salmonberries These delicious little berries can be found on […]

By Michael Rogers Photos by: Paxson Woelber It appears yet another adventurer to the famed “Magic Bus” has perished. 24 year old Veramika Maikamava drowned in the Teklanika River while hiking to the bus with her new husband Piotr Markielau on Thursday (7/25/2019) according to Alaska State Troopers. Maikamava was able to reach his wife […]

Like many other women living in Alaska, Natalie Vaz seems to do it all! On top of being an owner/operator of Salmon River Sportfishing, where she guides clients on adventures of a lifetime catching wild Alaskan salmon, she can now add ‘Moose Calf Rescuer’ to her Alaskan resume! While floating the Salmon River near Gustavus, […]

by Megan McDonald The summer season is in full swing, and it’s hard not to adore all of the flowers we see outside during our weekend hikes and camping trips. We rounded up some of our favorite Alaskan wildflowers for you to spot next time you’re out and about in our beautiful state! 1. Lupine […]

by Megan McDonald Alaska’s Orcas are some of the most fascinating marine life we have in our waters. Because these whales frequent cold waters, we are blessed with an abundance of sightings, especially off the coast of our southeastern waters. Killer Whales are an incredible marine life mammal that is actually a part of the […]

Motorists along the Seward Highway spotted what appears to be an adolescent Humpback Whale partially beached along the shore of Turnagain Arm. According to NOAA Cook Inlet Beluga Recovery Coordinator Verena Gill, the whale had stranded itself sometime during the day on Sunday and had somehow managed to find itself partially stranded again Monday afternoon. […]

My mother was born in Ketchikan. Her father came to Alaska in 1900 for the gold rush up in Nome. My mother told me he was one of the few guys that actually made money on the gold rush because he was a bookkeeper. I’m the fourth generation from my mother’s side to have grown […]

Monday, April 22, 2002 The day began immediately upon stepping onboard. I had a meeting with the Governor’s Security Detail made up of seven Alaska State Troopers of various talents. Five of them remained in Ketchikan to stay with the First Ladies as they arrived in Ketchikan during the course of the day. I received […]

My grandfather, Robert Johnson, was born in 1922, (he’s the baby pictured) not too far from Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. Grandpa was the oldest of 14 children. The family farm was 56 acres. They raised potatoes, tomatoes, chickens, and dairy cows. In 1949, he and my grandma, Rosemary, were married. In 1950, while Grandma was expecting their […]

Hatcher Pass is easily accessible destination since it is just a short drive from Anchorage and can still feel like you’re well within the heart of Alaska. Hatcher Pass is a mountain pass through the Talkeetna Mountains. Named after a prospector, activities abound in this gorgeous setting. Like many other areas in Alaska, just getting […]

Valdez, Alaska, is found at the head of Port Valdez, a natural fjord, that is the home of both commercial and sport fishing, freight ships, and also the end of the famous Trans-Alaska Pipeline! Already visit McCarthy? If so, continue traveling south on the Richardson Highway where you’ll head up and through Thompson Pass, where […]