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Common mergansers in female or immature plumage; two of them are snorkeling. (Bob Armstrong | For the Juneau Empire)

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April observations

Mid-April found us enjoying warm, sunny days, but the nights were still very cool. The ice continued to…

Ned Rozell and his dog Jane in 1997. (Photo courtesy of Ned Rozell)

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Revisiting a dream, 20 years later

Twenty years ago, I was 34 when I walked away from a chain-link fence near Port Valdez and…

A wood duck shows his plumage. (Photo by Lance Nesbitt)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for…

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Hold onto your dogs, the birds are back

From lanky sandhill cranes to petite red-necked phalaropes, migratory birds are appearing statewide in ever-increasing numbers, adding life…

The mining town of Garnet, Montana during the time of the daybook one of Tara Neilson’s family members found. Courtesy image.

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Ghost Town Treasure: From Alaska to Montana

We’d only had internet for a few months in the winter of 2015 when my mom asked if…

Reflection of the Governor’s Mansion in glass bricks. Photo by Brooke Daly.

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Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your…

Ed Littlefield, with percussion instruments at top right, performs in Sitka. Courtesy image.

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A musical line stretching through time

How do you define “music?” That’s something Ed Littlefield thought about for six months as part of an…

A cockle-collector in Sitka holds up a cockle. Bethany Goodrich | Capital City Weekly

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Southeast’s shellfish safety squad

Katlian Street in Sitka is a bustling cultural and fishing hub. Along this winding harbor-side road, tightly squeezed…

Drawing by Nina Elder, one of the traveling artists on the Tidelines Journey tour. Courtesy image.

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Artist tour of Southeast holds discussions on signal-to-noise in communities’ lives

This week, a group of five artists are sleeping in a ferry’s solarium, chatting with strangers and admiring…

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Tundra swans take two distinct paths to Alaska

Skiing to work over a persistent spring snowpack, I looked up to see a large white bird flapping…

A queen bumblebee, dusted with pollen, forages on a male willow catkin. (Courtesy photo)

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Why do bumblebees buzz near certain people?

On a gorgeously sunny day in mid-April, a group of hikers stopped for lunch on the beach near…

Katie McCaffrey approaches the Summit of Emperor Peak on April 15, the Taku Towers are behind. (Photo by Forest Wagner)

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UAS students scale mountain in Juneau Icefield

College classes can be exhausting. Especially when the curriculum includes climbing a mountain. This was the case for…

Spotting discrimination through steaks

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Spotting discrimination through steaks

Ask me if I would eat a burnt steak and I’ll have to ask you what you mean…

40 signs spring is back in Juneau

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40 signs spring is back in Juneau

Mud Season, Shoulder Season, No-Good-Movies-Until-Memorial-Day Season. Call it what you will, spring has returned to Juneau, a magical…

Uakoko rainbows are seen in the Gastineau Channel on Sunday. (Photo by Scott Spickler)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for…

Lichens blooming on a rocky surface. Photo by Ray Tsang.

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Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your…

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Mini Comic Con returns to Juneau Friday

Last year’s Mini Comic Con turned out to be huge by Juneau’s standards. It packed the Juneau Arts…

Cover of Barnhill’s first novel. Courtesy image.

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Juneau writer pens first mystery novel of series

Many know Juneau writer Peggy Barnhill for her “Gimme a Smile” column with the Juneau Empire. Soon, however,…

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UAF graduate students to share salmon discoveries at State Museum

The public is invited to join graduate students from the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and…

From left to right are John Gaguine, Juneau Community Foundation board member; Amy Skilbred, Executive Director of the Juneau Community Foundation and Tim Dudley, SECON general manager. (Courtesy photo)

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SECON supports youth fund

SECON Southeast Alaska recently made a generous donation of $10,000 to the Juneau Community Foundation’s newly established Youth…