06/24/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Della Cheney remembers playing with a family heirloom growing up in Kake, a rather strange looking metallic object that wasn't easily moved about. "It was very heavy," Cheney said...
06/22/11 Wrangell Narrows, which ships pass through heading north to Petersburg and Juneau, provides relatively calm waters despite its many rocky hazards. Along its shores and byways and up its streams men cut timber, fished, looked for gold, built homes and explored the uplands.
06/09/11 Juneau: The kings are starting to move in. Last week it took the average Juneau marine angler 46 rod-hours to harvest a king, better than the prior week. Last year at this time, it took 28 rod-hours and the five-year average was 32 rod-hours per fish. Hot spots for the Juneau area were Outer Point and Picnic Cove, Gastineau Channel and the Taku Inlet and Point Arden areas. King salmon fishing ...
06/08/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Redistricting Board has approved new political boundaries that significantly change some state Senate districts. The board is expected to decide next week whether to ...
06/08/11 Ucore Rare Metals announced this month an $8 million field exploration program during 2011 for the Bokan Mountain area.
06/05/11 A hat display, "Hat, Spruce Root Basketry," from circa 1870 is seen in this undated photo provided by the Alaska State Museum.
06/04/11 SCOTT BOWLEN Ketchikan Daily News KETCHIKAN, Alaska InnerSea Discoveries' two small cruise ships made their Ketchikan debuts in May, launching the return of adventure-focused small-ship cruising to southern Southeast Alaska. Ketchikan is the southern turnaround port for the seven-night, one-way voyages that the 169-foot Wilderness Discoverer and 156-foot Wilderness Adventurer are sailing this ...
06/04/11 KETCHIKAN, Alaska - InnerSea Discoveries' two small cruise ships made their Ketchikan debuts in May, launching the return of adventure-focused small-ship cruising to southern Southeast Alaska. K...
06/02/11 Hotshot crews from Washington and Oregon were helping firefighters battle a blaze Wednesday that has been threatening cabins and homes along the Chatanika River in interior Alaska.
06/01/11 Hot shot crews from Washington and Oregon were helping firefighters battle a blaze Wednesday that has been threatening cabins and homes along the Chatanika River in interior Alaska.
06/01/11 Updated 2:45 p.m. with comments from fire officials, more details. FAIRBANKS - A wind shift brought smoke from Interior Alaska wildfires into Fairbanks today, as the fires continue to grow am...
05/31/11 The CEO of American Cruise Lines says there's strong demand for small ships in the state.
05/28/11 RICHARD RADFORD Capital City Weekly JUNEAU, Alaska There are several ways to look at a historical account of a place, but what can be used as the most iconic symbols, time capsules of sorts, within a collection of relics spread over centuries and an array of cultures? The new exhibit at the Alaska State Museum (ASM) in the capital city may have found an answer. "Just Old Hat(s): Headgear in ...
05/27/11 The adventure goes to Uganda on June 13. From Longs Peak to the high villages of Morocco, from rugged icefields in Alaska, to the tallest peaks of Venezuela, adventure is in store this summer as the Estes Valley Library hosts its fifth annual program series spotlighting extraordinary destinations.
05/11/11 A resolution honoring American teachers co-sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last week. "I still remember Mrs. Buness, my 1st grade teacher in Wrangell who instilled in me a love for learning," Murkowski said.
05/11/11 Since 1960 in North America, more than 50 people were killed by black bears in the wild.
05/11/11 JUNEAU - Many Southeast Alaska communities will host "Walk For Life" suicide prevention events on Saturday, May 14. The "Walk For Life program" began two years ago in the Northwest Arctic Borough, when events were held in Kotzebue and other villages in the area.
05/06/11 The Alaska Redistricting Board has been using 2010 U.S. Census data to redraw Alaska's legislative districts. The final plan is due June 14. How are they doing? Here's a quick review using key criteria the plan must meet.
04/27/11 A number of successful commercial gardens existed in Southeast Alaska over the years when fresh produce came north by steamboat. First these enterprising, hard-working farmers searched for and found flat land most often near streams that flooded in the past to enrich the soil.
04/26/11 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 26, 2011) - Teryl Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TRC)(OTCBB:TRYLF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has received the preliminary assessment for the Gil Joint Venture Gold Property, Fairbanks Mining District, Alaska. | 
