Emily Mesner
Emily Mesner is a staff reporter and photographer for The Cordova Times. Reach her at emesner@thecordovatimes.com. Emily graduated from Central Michigan University, earning a degree in photojournalism with a cultural competency certificate. She first visited Alaska in 2016, working as a media intern for the National Park Service in Kotzebue and Denali National Park and Preserve, and has been coming back ever since. To see more photos, follow @thecordovatimes and @emilymesnerphoto on Instagram.
Hikers charged by brown bear sow on Ridge Trail
Three hikers charged in a surprise attack by a brown bear sow with cub in tow on Ridge Trail escaped life threatening injuries, thanks...
Free Narcan kits available at Ilanka Community Health Center
Naloxone, sold commercially as Narcan, saved at least 67 lives in Alaska last year, by temporarily blocking or reversing effects of opioids on parts...
60° North Seafoods delivers first fish to Anchorage
While the first Copper River salmon hit markets and tables in Seattle on May 18, the first fish arrived in Anchorage on time for...
Luxury yachting entity plans 7 stops in Cordova in 2018
Cordova’s salute to summer kicks off in early May, around the time of the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival, but now is picking up...
Copper River salmon makes splash in Seattle
Cordova’s docks bustled with activity the day before the first Copper River salmon opener, with fishermen mending nets, gathering supplies and prepping boats.The hum...
No changes in election results after absentee ballots counted
A final count of absentee ballots on May 23 for Cordova’s special election of May 15, brings the total ballots cast to 663, and...
Crater Lake project redirected to city staff
A Cordova City Council resolution to authorize spending $100,000 of the city’s general fund reserve for a geotechnical assessment for the Crater Lake project...
Copper River fresh: first fish meets fanfare in Seattle
This year's first commercial Copper River salmon opener was on Thursday, May 17. By Friday, May 18, those in Seattle received their first Copper...
