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Alaska Fishing Report: Strong Sockeye Runs on the Russian and Kenai

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The weather may not yet be an accurate indicator of summer’s progression but strong early returns have “sockeye” on the tip of nearly every angler's tongue, a clear sign as any that it’s now salmon season.  The confluence of the...
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Solstice X Sundance Film Festival Spotlights Alaska Arists

Arts and Culture Kaitlin Armstrong -
The Alaska Native Heritage Center is hosting a film festival and community concert, featuring films from two Alaska Native artists. Solstice X Sundance is a partnership with the Sundance Institute and takes place Friday at the Alaska Native Heritage Center....
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Creative Currents: Sweet Caro Brings Charm, Color and Culture to Dessert

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Creative Currents is a new, reoccurring feature highlighting Alaskan artists. To submit an artist for consideration, please email news@thealaskacurrent.com. Sweet Caro’s bright and creative confections are as much a reflection of herself as they are her heritage. Also known as the...
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Kenai Opener Signals the Unofficial Start of Fishing Season

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The Kenai River opener Sunday signaled the unofficial start to the season for many Alaska anglers. My social media was quickly inundated with freshly filleted sockeye and stunning rainbow trout that made my heart skip a beat. A constant...
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Crossing Kootznoowoo — and Exploring Potential Career Paths

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The 30-mile Cross-Admiralty Canoe Route could be seen as a straightforward trip: start in Angoon (Aangóon, or “isthmus town”), where Tlingit people have lived since time immemorial. Travel to the head end of the at-times treacherous Mitchell Bay, don...
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Weather, Steep Slopes and Friends: An Unforgettable Excursion in the Alaska Range

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As the plane touched down on the Alaska Range dropping me and five friends off for a seven-day expedition, I thought back to my youth, religiously rewatching my heroes ripping through Alaska’s steep slopes on VHS.  Every ski movie had...
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New Farmer’s Market Opens in South Anchorage

Arts and Culture Kaitlin Armstrong -
With less than 72 hours before the opening of South Anchorage’s newest market, the duo behind the venture took a midday breather from juggling the last-minute logistics. Michaela Teater and Zaneta Stetsunova, longtime friends with track records for fostering community...
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New App Allows the Public to Document Fish Habitat

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Up until last year, Southeast Alaska’s Mitkof Island was home to a creek with some unique salmon: they only turned left. Officially, anyway. Ohmer Creek, on Mitkof Island, forks. On the west side, the state’s Anadromous Waters Catalog, or AWC,...
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Trekking for Pumpkin Char Above the Arctic Circle

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This article was republished with permission from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. Thick mud flew from the truck tires and rattled against the wheel wells as I drove up northern Alaska’s vaunted Dalton Highway. Dirt-covered semi-trucks whooshed past in the...
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Anchorage’s Upcycling Scene: Thread by Thread

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Heading home one day, Kyle Madrid walked by a dirty, old ski jacket. He stopped and looked at it — an old, cherry-red ski patrol jacket, this one issued to members of the Alyeska Ski Patrol. The jacket’s original sheen...
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