This column was first published on Rocky Barker’s “Letters from the West” blog on Dec. 30, 2024. The most significant land ...

A system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable ...

The issue pits a multibillion-dollar industry against Western Alaska subsistence communities struggling with record-low ...

Swimming in the Arctic Ocean had been on my bucket list for years, and I finally got the chance to make it happen.

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First Friday for the shortest month of 2025 features performances from the second annual Juneau Jazz Fest, a trio of exhibitions at the Alaska State Museum and an artists’ market at the Walter ...

Winter in Alaska has waterfalls frozen mid-cascade, ice caves so blue they look unreal, and lakes so clear you can skate across them like glass.

The cruise industry was already booming in Alaska, but some locals say its continued growth is putting a strain on the ...

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Buskin River State Recreation Site is one of Alaska’s best-kept secrets, which means you get all this natural beauty without ...

Spoiler alert: it might just be Buskin River State Park in Kodiak, Alaska. Nestled on the eastern coast of Kodiak Island, ...

Camp Menogyn was where Arneson got into canoe tripping. When she was 18, she went on a 50-day paddle journey through Nunavut, ...