Jenn Brown is the founder of Foraged & Found, a specialty food company based in Ketchikan, Alaska, that crafts delicious treats from wild-foraged ingredients. Originally from southern California, Jenn pursued a career in marketing… Type: Editorial
Mystery novelist John Straley has worked as a secretary, horseshoer, wilderness guide, trail-crew foreman, millworker, machinist and private investigator. He moved to Sitka in 1977 and has no plans of leaving. John's first book, "The… Type: Editorial
Sponsored by Alaska RailroadAlaska is vast, breathtaking, and brimming with adventure. At the Alaska Railroad, we believe your journey should be just as spectacular as the destination. For over 100 years, we have connected travelers to the heart of Alaska, offering unforgettable scenic routes to iconic destinations like… Type: Editorial
Kikkan “Kikkanimal” Randall is an Olympic champion, active mom, cancer-fighter, and “Get-Active-”ist. Raised in Alaska since age 3, Kikkan has always been an athlete at heart, aspiring to the Olympics and beyond. She was a trailblazer for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, being the first American woman to win a World Cup and medals at the Olympics and World Championships. She is a three-time…
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Among the most famous living Tlingit artists, Nathan Jackson was honored when the National Museum of the American Indian opened in Washington, D.C., in September 2004, featuring one of his totem poles. Jackson has been working in… Type: Editorial
Paul Paquette arrived in Alaska in May 1971 looking to fight forest fires. Instead, a cannery job in Seward kept him occupied for three years, during which time he started and began raising a family. His three children still live… Type: Editorial
Phillip Blanchett founded the musical group Pamyua (pronounced bum’yo-ah) with his brother in 1995 to share the ancient stories of their people through music and dance. Stephen and Phillip Blanchett are of Yup'ik Inuit and African American descent. Their first album, Mengluni, came out in 1998 followed by four more albums. Pamyua quickly gained attention from music lovers of all types…
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From his tree-top studio, high above the Tongass Narrows in rain-swept Ketchikan, Ray Troll draws and paints fishy images that migrate into museums, books, and magazines and onto t-shirts sold around the globe. Ray has served as art… Type: Editorial
Roman Dial has packrafted throughout Alaska and the world. He has published articles and photos in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Outside, and Alaska Magazines and the Patagonia catalog, among others, and has been featured on the Discovery Channel and PBS. He is a professor of environmental science, mathematics, and outdoor studies at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. …
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Lifelong resident of the Arctic, Seth Kantner is a writer, wildlife photographer, and commercial fisherman. He’s a columnist for Orion and the Anchorage Daily News, and is the author of the bestselling novel, “Ordinary Wolves.” The novel won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, and Kantner received a Whiting Award naming him one of the…
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