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Sitka tribe donates canoe replica to Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sitka’s tribal government has donated to Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) a small replica of a full-size dugout canoe…
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Then and Now: Craig cannery
Editor’s note: This week begins the monthly column “Then and Now” by lifelong Craig resident Ralph Mackie. Each…
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The Amazing Alaska Book Review: Mink Island by Brent Purvis
Editor’s note: Read a book about Southeast Alaska or written by someone from the area and loved it?…
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To keep a teacher
Imagine finishing work for the day and pulling your mattress out of a closet, which you then have…
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Alaska for Real: Lost Southeast Alaska treasure
There are a lot of stories in Southeast Alaska about lost gold mines, and lost, sunken ships full…
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Prince of Wales Whalefest prepares for annual event in Craig
One thing connects Maui, Hawaii, to Brighton, United Kingdom, to Fort Bragg, California, to Craig, Alaska: whale festivals.…
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Review: ‘Hamilton’ as seen in L.A.
Peer pressure can be a positive force in a child’s life. For a year, my daughters were indifferent…
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Jeff Lund: Hold the excitement…there’s more winter
November of 2009 was the second time I had run California’s “Run the River” half marathon course, so…
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Planet Alaska: Jellies and jams with Labrador tea
There are three species of Labrador tea. Rhododendron tomentosum (previously Ledum palustre), Rhododendron groenlandicum (previously Ledum groenlandicum), and…
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Southeast in Sepia: The Alaska Railroad & Transportation Company
My last column focused on the Dyea-Klondike Transportation Company (or DKT Company), the first and shortest of the…
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From Indiana to Juneau: Megan Chalfant
After Megan Chalfant graduated college, she moved from Indiana to Juneau to pursue art. Juneau was on the…
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15-year-old Juneau artist publishes first graphic novel
The Alaska Robotics Gallery brimmed with people coming to see Juneau artist Claire Scott’s work displayed on the…
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Real Music: Southeast musicians give the rest of us a great excuse to live here
Editor’s note: This week we’re introducing the monthly column: “Real Music.” Written by Libby Stringer, a former staff…
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Motherhood and mood stabilizers: Juneau Douglas Little Theatre’s ‘Next to Normal’
Suburban motherhood and mental illness might not seem to go hand-in-hand at first blush. But Juneau Douglas Little…
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A day in the life of Juneau comedian Alicia Hughes-Skandijs
Club Baby Seal comedian Alicia Hughes-Skandijs dabbled in everything from acting to existentialist French clown camps before finding…
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Breaking hearts and gender norms
Neon pink fringe flew in every direction as Gigi Monroe shimmied under the spotlight. Her dress whirled to…
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SHI to cosponsor art and Tsimshian classes
The Sealaska Heritage Institute is bringing two master artists to Juneau to teach Northwest coast art to inmates…