 07/07/10 The Jake Allen Band, with a new line-up of musicians, will launch a national tour on Sunday. Jake Allen is the stage name for Jacob Allen Bondar, a 2006 Grayling High School graduate.
 07/07/10 Ocean Beauty Seafoods announced in late June a multi-year agreement with the village of Kaltag and Yukon River Gold LLC to market Keta salmon from the Yukon River.
 05/05/10 Two Alaska rivers, Koktuli River and Wasilla Creek, were listed on the 2010 National Fish Habitat Action Plan's 10 "Waters to Watch." The organization's top-10 list includes rivers, streams, lakes, watershed systems and shores that it believes will benefit from conservation efforts.
05/03/10 From the Seychelles to the West Yellowstone, no fish rests easy.
05/03/10 By TREVOR THOMASPublished 4/28/2010 The cost of home care appears to be increasing far less rapidly than the cost of nursing home care, according to Genworth Financial Inc. NYSE:GNW.Nursing home rates have climbed at an annual median rate of 4.5 for private nursing home rooms over the past 5 years, while the annual median increase has been just 1.7 for licensed home health aides and...
 05/01/10 DELTA JUNCTION, Alaska - At the end of the 1,422-mile Alaska Highway sits the quaint farming town of Delta Junction. This small town of about 800 people welcomes visitors with stunning views of th...
 05/01/10 FAIRBANKS, Alaska - You may not have the time or gumption to climb Mount McKinley or float the Yukon River during your trip to the Last Frontier, but there are plenty of other outdoor adventures yo...
 04/06/10 One of the problems with owning a Grade I listed building is that when you burn your toast, the fire brigade is automatically alerted. It's something Cherie and Tony Blair learned on Saturday to their peril, when two Buckinghamshire fire crews were called to their Wotton Underwood home after a breakfast-time toasting session went up in smoke. Perhaps the Blairs need to invest in an up-to-the ...
 03/23/10 It begins in Anchorage, Alaska, the largest metropolis in the state, and ends 1150 miles later on the Bering Sea coastal town of Nome. It will pit the toughest men and most loyal dogs against the most
 02/23/10 When the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins March 7, a name familiar to many North Dakotans will not be among the mushers.
 02/17/10 Canadian mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. said Wednesday environmental and Native groups have appealed a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to renew a permit for the company's Red Dog mine in Northwest Alaska.
 02/11/10 The Alaska Board of Fisheries met in Fairbanks last week and considered 19 proposals to change sport fishing regulations in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region. The board adopted 13 proposals. The ne...
 01/25/10 GCI received notice today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service had approved United Utilities, Inc's application for an $88 million loan/grant combination to extend terrestrial broadband service for the first time to Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta , an area roughly the size of the state of North Dakota.
 01/10/10 The Chattanooga Area Safari Club International (SCI) will hold its annual fundraiser on February 6 at the Chattanooga Choo beginning at 5:00 PM. This annual event will feature the Chattanooga Area's largest conservation organization's largest auction.
 01/06/10 Rain pounds the tent, a loud, hypnotic thrumming. No wind accompanies this shower, so the hard and steady splatter of water against nylon is all I hear until a soft droning approaches from the south, barely audible above the rain. A bush pilot is trying to maneuver his way around, or through, this July Arctic storm. Good luck, I think. The last time I peeked out the tent, even the bases of the ...
 01/01/10 Saying goodbye to loyal readers never has been easy. I had to do it years ago when the Washington Daily News and the Washington Star closed their doors and ceased publication. But to this day I've never been able to shake the rotten feeling that comes with saying a final farewell to an old friend - even if that friend smells of printing ink and consists only of paper. Once again, such a day has ...
 12/31/09 Happy New Year! With 2009 at an end, the Crawford County Avalanche presents its annual Year In Review. The Year In Review includes article summaries from stories featured in 2009 Crawford County Avalanche editions.
 11/10/09 A foursome of amateur shutterbugs from the Grayling area were recognized for their eye for nature and wildlife during the Crawford-Roscommon Conservation District annual photo contest.
 10/15/09 We all have our favorite fly-fishing destinations, and recently Forbes Magazine touted its Top-10 Trout Fly Fishing Destinations in North America.
 10/07/09 Two canoe teams traveled up the AuSable River on a trip from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan to honor a world-renowned canoe paddler. The Ultimate Kruger 2009 Challenge, a project for the Verlen Kruger Memorial Association, went through the Grayling area last week and weekend. |