Farragut Farm goes gaga for garlic
At Farragut Farm, Bo Varsano and Marja Smets live off the grid, 4 hours by slow boat from Petersburg. It’s a good life but it’s hard to make money especially when there is only one market to sell too in the summer and it’s only once every two weeks. So they’re moving into another type of business that seems to be taking off in Alaska right now. Nope….not marijuana. Gourmet garlic.
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State ferry LeConte rescues six men from overturned skiff
The LeConte state ferry recently rescued six men that were stranded in the water.
He’s a little like Ollivander; Pointe shoe wizard comes to Southeast
There aren’t any specialist ballet stores in Southeast Alaska. That means it’s hard for young ballerinas to find the right fitting shoes.
AK: Fishing, Cooking And A Yup’ik Upbringing Made Alaska’s Health Commissioner
When Valerie Davidson agreed to accept the job of Alaska's health commissioner, it was with one important condition. She made sure Gov. Walker was okay with her working out of Bethel each summer. Davidson was born in Bethel and owns a house in the community, right on the Kuskokwim River.
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Walker may call gas line special session in October
Gov. Bill Walker may call a special session of the Legislature next month to consider the Alaska LNG Project, and a possible state purchase of TransCanada's share in the gas pipeline.
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In historic visit, Obama sidesteps Alaska press
During an eventful visit emphasizing climate change, Obama did not take a single question from the press.
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Juneau Library to launch Alaska Native stories project
The Juneau Public Library system embarks on an oral history project this spring collecting Alaska Native stories on educational experiences. The capital city’s library is one of ten picked from more than 300 national applicants to bring StoryCorps to the community.
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Chief gets snapshot of rural food prices at Dillingham Market
The president capped off his trip to Dillingham with a stop at the N&N Market, where he got a first-hand look at rural food prices in Alaska.
Obama learns to shake a tailfeather, Yup’ik style
At the Dillingham Middle School, President Obama was treated to a youth cultural dance performance. The gradeschool-aged children performed four Yup'ik dances.
In Dillingham, silver salmon earns spot in history as the fish that spawned on the president’s shoe
After about a 10-minute drive, the motorcade arrived at Kanakanak Beach. Rain was still falling on this very gray day, and Obama was in a black rain jacket, black pants and black hiking boots.The pool arrived to find Obama at the water's edge of the rocky beach, chatting with two local fisherwomen.
Obama Does Seward
President Obama is flying to Dillingham and Kotzebue today. The White House says he’ll announce a new role for the Denali Commission in helping Alaska communities respond to climate-change impacts. Yesterday, Mother Nature indulged him with stunning fall weather in Seward.
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Obama on Exit Glacier: ‘We want to make sure our grandkids see this’
President Obama is in Seward today. He landed early this afternoon in his helicopter, called Marine One and then hiked to Exit Glacier to highlight how much the rivers of ice in the state are retreating because of global climate change.
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Kotzebue prepares for a presidential visit
As president Barack Obama plans to shift his focus to western Alaska by midweek, residents of Kotzebue — the northwest Arctic hub of about 4,000 people — are making final preparations for the president’s historic visit above the Arctic Circle.
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Obama Announces Icebreaker Program in Seward
White House announces plans to speed up acquisition, push for enlarged Arctic fleet in Congress.
Obama Lands in Alaska; Says Time is Now to Act on Climate
Air Force 1 landed in Anchorage yesterday, with President Obama and Gov. Walker on board. Obama's motorcade sped downtown, where the president struck a somber note in a speech about climate change.
GLACIER conference ends with a dire, if vague, keynote from Obama
As the President continues touring Alaska, the aims and outcomes of Monday's GLACIER Conference are still being sorted out.
Alaskans rally against drilling, climate change outside of GLACIER conference
About 200 people gathered on the Park Strip in downtown Anchorage on Monday afternoon to protest offshore drilling in the Arctic and to speak in favor of stronger measures to fight climate change.
In Anchorage, some eagerly wait to catch a glimpse of the chief
As the crowd waits outside of the Dena'ina Center for the president, just the excitement is enough.
Alaskan Greens: Obama’s Words, Actions Conflict On Climate Change
President Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska this week, aimed at highlighting his push to fight climate change, comes just two weeks after his administration approved drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean. Some Alaskan environmentalists see a disconnect between the president's rhetoric and his actions on climate change.
Obama to Talk Climate, Reveal New Alaska Policies
To a president calling for global action on climate change, Alaska is one big show-and-tell exhibit. Exit Glacier is on the presidential itinerary next week, and Obama is expected to announce new Alaska initiatives related to climate.
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