Composer John Williams has made some iconic themes for movies from the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" trilogies to “E.T.” The Juneau Symphony, led by conductor… Continue reading
One day in late April, two friends and I scrambled up a steep stream-side slope to a perch on a cliff below a waterfall. We… Continue reading
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum has been awarded funds from the Museums Alaska Art Acquisition Fund, supported by the Rasmuson Foundation, to purchase artworks from two… Continue reading
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading
I first visited the Pack Creek Brown Bear Sanctuary on Admiralty Island seven years ago during a kayak trip. It was the third week of… Continue reading
It may have slept at the bottom of the sea in a deteriorating hulk until rolled in a storm tide and set free to roam… Continue reading
I wonder what fishing with President Trump would be like. This isn’t a pseudo-political column meant to mock the President or degrade the office because… Continue reading
Since the Civil War, Americans have shown our respect for fallen military by visiting cemeteries, caring for graves, and caring for trees growing in the… Continue reading
Upon the edge of Kona town lies a reef of great renown. Waves well up out of the deep to crash upon this famous reef.… Continue reading
Petersburg transforms the third weekend of May. The downtown is closed to traffic, stores load up stock, and people start arriving in droves. The Little… Continue reading
Public lands surround Southeast Alaskans. The 17 million acre Tongass National Forest is where residents go to hike, camp, fish, and gather food to nourish… Continue reading
Delicately yet firmly pinching the tiny vertebrae of a Chinook salmon between her thumb and pointer finger, Cynthia Gibson pushed fearlessly toward a rusty grinder… Continue reading
2017 is my year of practice. I set a goal to meditate every day in 2017 and so far, so good - I have meditated… Continue reading
Claressa Ullmayer, Juneau-Douglas High School Class of 2012, graduated May 6, 2017, magna cum laude from the University of Fairbanks (UAF) with a Bachelor of… Continue reading
It’s no secret: the last few decades have seen fundamental changes to the way we live and work. These days, most families are either single-parent… Continue reading
The Juneau Valley of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite welcomed two new members at its 2017 Reunion, held April 27-29 at the Juneau Masonic… Continue reading
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors… Continue reading
Unlike most people who attended the Alaska Design Forum’s workshop, I hadn’t read any of Joel Salatin’s books. I barely knew his name. I was… Continue reading
As a young professional, I was interested in animals — how they make a living, how they raise offspring, how they behave. Plants were just… Continue reading
With one year in the books, the Alaska Forest Fund (AFF) is throwing a party. The celebration will take place from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, May… Continue reading
