In the years 1856-1860, a series of 10 companies of Mormon handcart pioneers embarked from Iowa City to cross the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains… Continue reading
Just before 9 a.m. on Dec. 6, 1917, in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a fully loaded French munitions ship collided with a Norwegian… Continue reading
On June 10, members of the 297th Military Police Company Detachment 1, along with fellow Alaska National Guard members and the U.S. Coast Guard, participated… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: On June 17, a daughter, Brooklynn Emery Dayton, weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces, was born to Meagan Dayton and… Continue reading
Each year, Sitka marks Alaska Day with a reenactment of the Oct. 18, 1867, ceremony that transferred Alaska from Russia to the United States. Last… Continue reading
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading
This is a reoccuring monthly columns about Science Technology Engineering and Math in Juneau: what it is and why it’s important to all of us.… Continue reading
Almost everything that I had learned about composting in Southeast Alaska was debunked by Lisa Daugherty. I was confident in my understanding that you couldn’t… Continue reading
The Common Kings spent years working on an album, but one session changed their direction. Working with prolific producer and songwriter Poo Bear, something clicked… Continue reading
The Treadwell mine holds historical importance for Alaska, and there are those who are committed to its remembrance. Sheila Kelly’s book “Treadwell Gold: An Alaska… Continue reading
I never know what to expect when someone walks into the bookstore. Which is appropriate, since most people who wander in aren’t sure what they’re… Continue reading
The Board of the Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for our mission during the recent June… Continue reading
Juneau-Douglas High School graduate Ciera Kelly has done a little bit of everything in her first two years at Washington State University, and she’s seeing… Continue reading
Matthew Campbell is a 2013 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate who will be graduating with a civil engineering and honors degree with a music minor from… Continue reading
We walked across the stage at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on June 16, 2013, full of excitement and apprehension. The two years of training college… Continue reading
We live in the Information Age. Knowledge is power, after all. But how much data do we really need? The other day, my son and… Continue reading
Wet is the new dry. Bogs are the new Xtra Tuffs. Light is the new dark, which makes sleepy time the new playtime as far… Continue reading
Author Cristina Della Rosa will look at the funny side of “Astronomy, Aliens and Astronauts,” followed by “The Sky Tonight” on the Spitz projector at… Continue reading
The Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum is honored to receive a donation of funds from the Juneau Community Foundation’s Empty Chair Project Fund. This… Continue reading
On June 14, prior to commissioning cutter Bailey Barco, the Coast Guards second fast response cutter in Alaska, State Sen. Mia Costello presented Capt. Shannan… Continue reading
