The Auke Lake Wayside parking lot and the boat launch are closed for the season beginning today, Oct. 19, according to a release from the… Continue reading
On a clear day last spring, fire sizzled on water at Poker Flat Research Range in the Chatanika River valley.There, scientists were spilling crude oil… Continue reading
Instructor Dave Zungia, with the U.S. Forest Service, teaches Floyd Dryden Middle School sixth-graders Brittany Johnson and Mackenzie Christensen and their classmates how to use… Continue reading
Marie Drake Planetarium will host a free presentation and night sky viewing from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Cristina Della Rossa, creator of astronomyhumor.com,… Continue reading
Renowned Haida weaver Diane Douglas-Willard will lead a mixed-level cedar bark weaving class at the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan Oct. 26 through Nov. 6.… Continue reading
HARDCOVER FICTION1. “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr2. “Fates and Furies,” by Lauren Groff3. “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” by David… Continue reading
The day local artist Dan DeRoux graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School, he and some friends had a conversation that stuck with him for decades.Each of… Continue reading
Wanderer, there is no path.The path is made by walking.By walking you make the path,And turning and looking backYou see a path you will never… Continue reading
The Juneau Douglas High School Drama Department will present the family comedy “Meet Me in St. Louis” one weekend only, Oct. 15, 16 and 17… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s largest gathering of indigenous people is scheduled to take place in Anchorage this week, giving participants a forum for discussing crucial issues,… Continue reading
The federal Columbus Day holiday was officially renamed Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska on Monday, after Gov. Bill Walker issued an executive proclamation announcing the… Continue reading
The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council hosted its second concert of the 2015-2016 season Sunday with a performance by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame… Continue reading
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK EVENTS & PRESENTATIONSCommunity gathering, 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 360 North, KTOO Studio. This meeting was organized by community members in response… Continue reading
Climate change is already affecting the way Southeast Alaska’s Native communities harvest and gather traditional foods, according to a recent Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research… Continue reading
The CCW welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in images of… Continue reading
To get from skiff to cabin across a curved expanse of exposed beach at low tide, stepping in slow careful assent across a mudflat densely populated… Continue reading
The proposed Alaska Marine Highway System schedule for the summer 2016 season, which runs May through September, is now available for public review and comment.… Continue reading
Submissions are currently being accepted for the 2015 Jan Neimeyer iDida Photography and Video Contest, with work accepted through Dec. 1. Students in grades 4-12… Continue reading
This week’s Evening at Egan presentation, scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 at the UAS Egan Library, will feature Alaskan author and photographer Nick… Continue reading
The annual Poetry Out Loud recitation competition, a national contest that begins at the local level, will be accepting registrations from Alaska schools through Oct.… Continue reading