Articles & Essays
That Sitka Dock Rat Who Disappeared in his Skiff was a Friend of Mine
The other day in the grocery store, while my daughter Haley eyed the gumball machine by the doors, a headline in the Daily Sitka Sentinel caught my eye: "Search for Missing Boater Suspended," or something like that.
In Search of Alaska’s Deadliest Catch: The Sea Cucumber
As a cuke deckhand, your job first and foremost consists of making sure your diver survives.
Signs of spring in Sitka: Snow, bears and herring
Flakes falling like wet socks from the skies, coating alder branches and truck hoods and boat anchors. Dumps followed by the cold right hook of a sunny day, clack of snow shovel scraping gravel.
Basking in Southeast Alaska’s King Salmon Euphoria
There is no clear line between the mood in town and the mood on the fishing grounds here. Here in the Earth's largest temperate rainforest, in the sun-shadow along the outside coast of Baranof Island, seasons are determined by salmon runs and the kind of fishing boats at work.
Just Another Day Dodging Storms and Raising Babies on a Wild Alaska Tugboat
Just Another Day Dodging Storms and Raising Babies on a Wild Alaska Tugboat
East Coast Meets West Coast
There was no way of knowing that the dark-haired woman I met eyes with in my Cuban salsa class in Sitka, Alaska was from Mount Laurel.
Trolling for king salmon in Sitka
The winter troll line in Sitka extends from Point Woodhouse on Biorka Island to Cape Edgecumbe, just off the volcano. The season continues from Oct. 11 to April 30 -- or until the quota is filled, whichever comes first.
Where young Alaskans' artistic dreams come true
When Brighton Coggins landed in Sitka on June 28, his name was Elizabeth. Coggins was flying from Bethel to Baranof Island to attend the intensive two-week Sitka Fine Arts Camp. This was his first year, and he wasn't sure what to expect.