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Preserving History on Kiska Island5 comments

Brian wrote 3 weeks ago: Japanese guns at Kiska (120 mm) Kiska was a bonus for our 2009 field season. This western Aleutian … more →

Tags: Fieldwork, Preservation, Rat Island Project, Aleutian Campaign, Historic Preservation, Kiska Island, World War II

Yogi, Book Store Mascot

Lisa Coady wrote 3 months ago: Stop in and check out the latest addition to the Janke Book Store. This record book 10 foot tall, 1 … more →

Tags: Art, Wausau, Janke Book Store, Dave Johnson, Missy Campbell, Linda Prehn, Antigo, Joe Fittante, Fittante Taxidermy & Fish Replicas

Adak Memories8 comments

dowhatyoulove wrote 6 months ago: Memories from our summer adventure in the Aleutian Islands have been drifting in and out of my mind … more →

Tags: Adak, adventure, Photography, scenery, sea otters, volcano

Do What You Love4 comments

dowhatyoulove wrote 8 months ago:   My outlook on life is: if you are being true to yourself, and following your dreams, you will ma … more →

Tags: Dreams, Photography, Friends, Winthrop, Simple living, Peace, spirituality, sea otters, Maui

Cod Processor 'Katmai' lost at sea near Aleutian Islands14 comments

opilia wrote 8 months ago: The Katmai motors toward the Ballard Locks in Seattle in this undated photo. The cod processor sank … more →

Tags: Accidents, Alaska, Bering Sea, Fatalities

On This Day, 8-21-2008: Frank James1 comment

Randy Roberts wrote 11 months ago: Trial of Frank James begins in Missouri The trial of Frank James begins in Gallatin, Missouri. It wa … more →

Tags: History, Jesse James, South Vietnam, Hawaii, Frank James, General Joseph O Shelby, Pueblo Indians, Leon Trotsky, Presisdent Truman

Volcano Threatens Cruise

Dennis Deacon wrote 11 months ago: Kasatochi, a volcano located in Alaska’s central Aleutians islands, erupted last week, just on … more →

Tags: Travel, Alaska 2008, Alaska, alaska cruise, inside passage, volcano, Volcanoes

Lawyer Sanders says volcanic activity is ramping up in Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

Lawyer Sanders wrote 11 months ago: Kasatochi Volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted explosively Aug. 7, sending an ash plum … more →

Tags: volcano, Alaska, VOLCANIC ERUPTION!

A few photos of the Dutch Harbor Crab Broker tour....8 comments

opilia wrote 1 year ago: It must have been a fascinating trip.  Imagine about 50-60 individuals, mostly all food industry pro … more →

Tags: Alaska, crab fishing, Dutch Harbor, Crabs & other sea creatures, Events/Appearances, "Bad Boys of the Bering sea", The crabbroker, Deadliest Catch

Hunt closes in on sunken World War II submarine1 comment

johnibii wrote 1 year ago: (U.S. Navy photo) The Grunion was part of the effort against Japanese forces when it disappeared … more →

Tags: News, Japan, War, World War II, Politics, submarine, USS Grunion, Byron A. Traviss, Groton

Pity Not the Planet

rgleg922 wrote 1 year ago: In 1985, I was assigned to a remote island in Alaska. This island, Shemya, is near the very end of … more →

Tags: Environment, Kurt Vonnegut, Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Essay, Bering Sea, Earth, Shemya, T.H.E. R.O.C.K.

Wootens Remember Alaska...2 comments

opilia wrote 2 years ago: By: Linda Wuebben Photo By Linda Wuebben Millie Wooten and her son, Dick “Dutchy … more →

Tags: Alaska, Unalaska

Mappers turn up wrecked freighter (near Dutch Harbor)

opilia wrote 2 years ago:   Unimak Pass Marine surveyors mapping the sea floor in a shipping lane near Dutch Harbor in Unalask … more →

Tags: Dutch Harbor

Deadliest Catch Geography: The ISLAND OF AKUTAN1 comment

opilia wrote 2 years ago:     There’s Dutch Harbor, the Pribilof islands, the Aleutians, and there’s also Akutan.  … more →

Tags: Alaska

The Bombing of Dutch Harbor, AK, 65 Years Ago Today4 comments

opilia wrote 2 years ago: How many of us remember that the only time ever in history, that American soil was actually occupied … more →

Tags: Dutch Harbor, Unalaska

Dutch Harbor/Unalaska2 comments

opilia wrote 2 years ago:  People may refer to the whole area as Dutch Harbor, but it’s actually the island and city of … more →

Tags: Dutch Harbor, Unalaska

DUTCH HARBOR, AK, The Starting Point for the Deadliest Catch Fishermen21 comments

opilia wrote 2 years ago: When viewing Deadliest Catch we always see the docks and an occasional view of the Russian Orthodox … more →

Tags: Dutch Harbor, Unalaska


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