On a recent Wednesday, University of Alaska Southeast’s spring semester Outdoor Studies Leadership group went up Mount Troy. Everyone in the group, including me, will… Continue reading
If you swung by the Alaska State Museum this past January you may have noticed the exhibit “Lost Language” by Skagway painter Daniel Papke. Up… Continue reading
Familiar fairytale characters like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack and his magic beanstalk will soon grace the Juneau-Douglas High School stage, but their… Continue reading
We awoke just after midnight to a pounding on our door. My slightly inebriated fisherman neighbor, who is moored on another finger, anxiously informed us… Continue reading
Juneau residents looking to experience a little Scandinavian culture don’t need to go to Petersburg to do it — they can join the Sons of… Continue reading
The Community Advisory Boards (CABs) for Holland America Line and Princess Cruises are looking to award grants in Alaska and Canada, and six communities are… Continue reading
“Alaska?” “Yes.” “You’re from Alaska?” “Yeah, Alaska.” “Like, isn’t it…really cold in Alaska?” We’ve all been there. Mention “Alaska” anywhere outside of the state and… Continue reading
Two thousand and seventeen thank yous to former Juneau Police Department Lt. Kris Sell and her 2017 Year of Kindness Committee members. Their vision and… Continue reading
Superheroes are all the rage right now. Growing up, some of my favorite superheroes were the Fantastic Four. Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and… Continue reading
For the past year and a half, columnist Guy Unzicker has shared his thoughts on what it means to be a Juneauite through his bimonthly… Continue reading
I am a winter person. Growing up in Fairbanks, much of my calendar year was dictated by snow, cold, and any number of mundane and… Continue reading
What’s this? Another aftershock? That’s hundreds now, each more faint than the last. Sorry, I guess I’ve moved on. I should pay more attention, given… Continue reading
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s Feb. 2 Fireside Lecture will uncover the mystery behind what’s affecting Juneau’s spruce trees and forests. Elizabeth Graham, an entomologist… Continue reading
With the end of January comes the closing of all Sitka black-tailed deer hunting in Southeast. Now, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is… Continue reading
Raincountry Flyfishers, Juneau’s collective of fly fishing enthusiasts, meets twice a month to tie flys and work on technique. The group meets on the second… Continue reading
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshop in Juneau on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 8 a.m. to… Continue reading
We hear a lot about the many ways that we humans pollute our environment — ocean acidification, plastic trash accumulating in ocean gyres and on… Continue reading
Painter Patti Hutchens Jouppi has decided to brighten up these dark winter days with her First Friday exhibit “Unfathomable.” In this series of paintings featuring… Continue reading
According to several eyewitness reports, a bird with a wingspan nearly the width of Mendenhall Loop Road has been spotted in the Mendenhall Valley. The… Continue reading
The thing I love most about living in a floathouse is how relaxing and idyllic it is. We spend our days in a state of… Continue reading
