It’s been a very berry summer
It’s been a very berry summer, and in fact, that’s likely why it has not been a very bear-y summer.
How high can you go?
Remember the limbo, that dance contest, where to the beat of
music, participants try to slide under a continually lower bar, while not
falling backwards or...
Repairs underway on historic local road
A
$2.3 million project to solve continuing flooding issues at the far end of
Power Creek Road is underway.The
narrow and often one-lane seven-mile gravel road that...
When it comes to ferry cuts: Is it time to go jump off the...
Back in 1989, Cordova High School students held a dockside rally
over cuts in ferry service that would have eliminated travel for activities.The September protest...
A Memorial Day tribute to the tree fleet
For the past several months, the berth on the Coast Guard dock off the North Fill has been vacant. That’s because the USCG Cutter Sycamore left on Feb. 9 for a 44-day voyage that included stops in California and Mexico followed by passage through the Panama Canal enroute to the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland.
The gears will always be turning at Saddle Point Machinery Shop
Cordovans may have noticed the rapid construction of a large frame building on the North Fill beside Jim Poor Avenue. The 6,400-square-foot structure will be the new location of Rob Brown’s Saddle Point Machinery Shop
Orca Adventures, then and now
Nestled around the corner from Cordova, Orca Adventure Lodge is a shining example of what energy, creativity and perseverance can do.
No need for vigilantes or trailhead guards in Cordova
Oh my. Surprise, surprise. More headlines about crimes in Alaska’s biggest city are in the news. Is there a day that goes by without something bad happening in Anchor Town?
And the winners are … the geese and Cordovans
Inspired by Roy Srb’s Don Quixote-style battle against trash along the Copper River Highway, many years ago I joined the quest for the Impossible...
From sourdoughs to cyber-space
Last summer a Main Street landmark was abandoned and taken over by the city in foreclosure proceedings.Famous for the sourdoughs in its eclectic backroom...
