Neighbors

Recognitions for July 22, 2018

• Natalie Wade of Juneau graduated from Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology on May 27. Luther College, located in Decorah,… Continue reading

Melissa Garcia Johnson separates foraged wildflowers at a beach on North Douglas Highway. (Photo by Kevin Gullufsen/Juneau Empire)

Foraging a homemade bouquet

Homemade gifts hold a certain charm.

Melissa Garcia Johnson separates foraged wildflowers at a beach on North Douglas Highway. (Photo by Kevin Gullufsen/Juneau Empire)
Dave Osantowski fillets the only sockeye salmon a group of four charter boat Copper River dipnetters caught on July 9, 2018. (Mary Catharine Martin | SalmonState)

Low Copper River sockeye return effects ripple outward

It’s a summer tradition for many in Alaska: pack up the car, drive to Chitina and dipnet for Copper River red salmon.

Dave Osantowski fillets the only sockeye salmon a group of four charter boat Copper River dipnetters caught on July 9, 2018. (Mary Catharine Martin | SalmonState)

Rambles in Gustavus

I recently spent a couple of days roaming the trails in Gustavus, along with three other curious naturalists.

Mike Janes and the author getting ready to paddle Hasselborg Lake in Spring of 2018. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

A short trek on Admiralty Island

Late last winter my friend Abbey Janes called asking if I’d surprise her husband Mike with a mini-adventure to celebrate his 40th birthday.

Mike Janes and the author getting ready to paddle Hasselborg Lake in Spring of 2018. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)
Adoption into God’s family

Adoption into God’s family

This cooperative spirit allows us to work together to provide practical help to our neighbors in need and hopefully make a positive spiritual impact in their lives.

  • Jul 15, 2018
  • By Guy Crockroft
Adoption into God’s family
Pastor Cale Mead, left, was installed as the new pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Juneau this week. His daughter Amelia and wife Lauren pose for a picture by his side. (Photo courtesy Lynda Barker)

Christ Lutheran welcomes new pastor

Cale Mead grew up all over western Wisconsin. Because his mother, Dawn, was a nurse, and his father, Chris, served in the Army, Mead lived… Continue reading

Pastor Cale Mead, left, was installed as the new pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Juneau this week. His daughter Amelia and wife Lauren pose for a picture by his side. (Photo courtesy Lynda Barker)
Tourists take shelter at Marine Park during a heavy rain shower on Aug. 14, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Ten tips for coping with summer rain

We’ve been pretty lucky the past few days. Take the Fourth of July, the hottest Independence Day in Juneau in 46 years! The day before… Continue reading

Tourists take shelter at Marine Park during a heavy rain shower on Aug. 14, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Thank you, Juneau Sports Association

I would like to thank the Juneau Sports Association (JSA), specifically Traci Gilmour and the JSA board, for giving recognition to myself, Gary Lewis and… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2018
Almost all chocolate lily flowers are brown, but sometimes we find a rare yellow-flowered individual. (Denise Carroll | Courtesy Photo)

Nature potluck

An assortment of unrelated but potentially interesting observations and information.

Almost all chocolate lily flowers are brown, but sometimes we find a rare yellow-flowered individual. (Denise Carroll | Courtesy Photo)
Runoff streams create curves to follow the path of least resistance. (Gabe Donohoe)

The icy path of least resistance

This sport requires so much gear.

Runoff streams create curves to follow the path of least resistance. (Gabe Donohoe)
What’s Happening the week of July 11-17?

What’s Happening the week of July 11-17?

Juneau Lyric Opera Midsummer Vocal Festival - Back to Broadway, through Saturday, July 21, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 325 Gold St. The non-auditioned festival chorus… Continue reading

What’s Happening the week of July 11-17?
This photo provided by Idaho Fish and Game shows Snake River sockeye salmon that returned from the Pacific Ocean to Idaho over the summer swim in a holding tank on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at the Eagle Fish Hatchery in southwestern Idaho. The number of the endangered fish that made it back this year is the second worst in the last decade but there are enough hatchery-raised fish to make up for the bad return. (Dan Baker/ Idaho Fish and Game via AP)

Fish Factor: Fish by the numbers

Sockeye salmon catches often add up to half of the value of Alaska’s total salmon fishery, and the so-called reds dominate the season’s early fisheries… Continue reading

This photo provided by Idaho Fish and Game shows Snake River sockeye salmon that returned from the Pacific Ocean to Idaho over the summer swim in a holding tank on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at the Eagle Fish Hatchery in southwestern Idaho. The number of the endangered fish that made it back this year is the second worst in the last decade but there are enough hatchery-raised fish to make up for the bad return. (Dan Baker/ Idaho Fish and Game via AP)
Smoked salmon. Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly

Planet Alaska: My father’s smokehouse

Kaachxaana.áak’w, (Kaachxan’s Little Lake) is the Tlingit name for Wrangell Alaska, where my fishcamp is located. Kaachxan was an elder who lived in a big… Continue reading

Smoked salmon. Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly

What’s Happening the week of July 11-17?

Juneau Lyric Opera Midsummer Vocal Festival - Back to Broadway, through Saturday, July 21, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 325 Gold St. The non-auditioned festival chorus… Continue reading

Fish Factor: Fish by the numbers

Sockeye salmon catches often add up to half of the value of Alaska’s total salmon fishery, and the so-called reds dominate the season’s early fisheries… Continue reading

Yeomans’ Curio Store, Skagway Alaska, looking west, summer of 1907. Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Yeomans Collection, KLGO 58599.

Southeast in Sepia: Finding ‘A Day in Skagway’

My column today is how a little bit of the area’s history dropped into our respective laps one day a few years ago and from… Continue reading

Yeomans’ Curio Store, Skagway Alaska, looking west, summer of 1907. Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Yeomans Collection, KLGO 58599.
Smoked salmon. Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly

Planet Alaska: My father’s smokehouse

Kaachxaana.áak’w, (Kaachxan’s Little Lake) is the Tlingit name for Wrangell Alaska, where my fishcamp is located. Kaachxan was an elder who lived in a big… Continue reading

Smoked salmon. Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly
“Miami Beach Life” by Megan Duncanson. Courtesy image.

Woman who grew up in the bush becomes renowned artist

Megan Duncanson is living the dream, or as she likes to call it, the MAD life. MAD Art Designs, short for Megan Aroon Duncanson, is… Continue reading

“Miami Beach Life” by Megan Duncanson. Courtesy image.

Southeast Alaska Board of Realtors Memorial Scholarship recipients

In September 2013, Larry Spencer, a long-time REALTOR® from Juneau and advocate for Southeast Alaska Board of REALTORS® concerns, passed away. The Southeast Alaska Board… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018