Aspen leaves and bone.

Aspen leaves and bone.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in images of natural or urban subjects they find artistically inspiring or intriguing. Submit images to maryc.martin@capweek.com.

Unexpected beauty at the bottom of the lake.

Unexpected beauty at the bottom of the lake.

Ice patterns in the muskeg, Part I.

Ice patterns in the muskeg, Part I.

Ice patterns in the muskeg, part II.

Ice patterns in the muskeg, part II.

One feather, many barnacles. Downtown Juneau dock on Nov. 5.

One feather, many barnacles. Downtown Juneau dock on Nov. 5.

Iceberg succumbing to the afternoon sun on Mendenhall Lake.

Iceberg succumbing to the afternoon sun on Mendenhall Lake.

An Australian daisy to brighten the day.

An Australian daisy to brighten the day.

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The whale sculpture at Overstreet park breaches at sunrise on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)
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Visit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at JAHC.org for more details on this week’s happenings.

Hiking down from Dan Moller cabin in mid-January 2025. (photo courtesy John Harley)
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Jeff Lund photo 
The author practices in case he had the chance to be Jimmy from the 1986 movie Hoosiers. He never got the chance on the basketball floor, but had moments in life in which he needed to be clutch.
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Laura Rorem (courtesy photo)
Living and Growing: Gracious, gentle power

Gracious power is grace expressed with kindness and mercy.

Juneau as pictured from the Downtown Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)
Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Dec. 15-21

Visit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at JAHC.org for more details on this week’s happenings.

Downtown Juneau experiences its first significant city-level snow fall of the season as pictured on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
Weekend guide for Dec. 12-14

Visit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at jahc.org for more details on this week’s happenings.

A totem pole, one of 13 on downtown’s Totem Pole Trail in Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 27, 2024. (Christopher S. Miller/The New York Times)
Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)
Gimme a smile: My roommate’s name is Siri

She hasn’t brought a lot of stuff into the house, and she takes up very little space.

photo courtesy Tim Harrison 
Rev. Tim Harrison is senior pastor at Chapel by the Lake.
Living and Growing: I Wonder as I Wander

The Rev. Tim Harrison reflects on the Christmas season.

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