Ancient grass mat artifacts found in Kodiak
Archaeologists with Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository have recovered woven artifacts that are an estimated 3,000 years old.The rare finds were discovered at...
State museum invites entries for solo exhibitions
Applications are being accepted now through Sept. 23 for the Alaska State Museum’s upcoming solo artist exhibition series, which will feature the work of...
New coloring book features Alutiiq fishing traditions
A coloring book published last week by the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak captures many aspects of traditional Alutiiq fishing practices and Alaskan fish —...
NOAA researcher’s new book celebrates disabilities
A new book by NOAA research biologist Skylar Bayer, of the Alaska Regional Office in the Habitat Conservation Division in Juneau, celebrates scientists with...
Old Crow Medicine Show will headline Salmonfest 2023
Salmonfest, the annual music and more festival on the Kenai Peninsula, has announced that headliners for the Aug. 4 to Aug. 6 festivities will...
Solitary journey of a lone wolf
“The presence of a wolf adds immeasurable richness and a wilderness spirit to the landscape,” noted Adolf “Ade” Murie, who came to Alaska in...
Valdez 8th grader wins art contest
An 8th grader from Valdez landed a big art award last month. Joslyn Unger was this year’s overall state winner of the Alaska Fish...
Grants awarded to Alaskan museums, cultural institutes
Eight museums and cultural organizations across Alaska have been awarded $158,811 from Museums Alaska to purchase or commission art from contemporary Alaskan artists, or...
Ryan Redington sweeps top honors for Iditarod 2023
Ryan Redington, with his lead dogs Ghost and Sven, was honored on Sunday as the winner of the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,...
Eleanor Andrews: ‘I could do anything I wanted’
By Mayowa AinaFor the Black in Alaska ProjectEven as a kid, Eleanor Andrews didn’t shy away from fighting for a cause. She beat up...
