2021, Hiking, KMTA Communities, Winter Hiking 26 Nov 2021 #OptOutside This Winter in the KMTA National Heritage Area! #OptOutside This Year... Spending time together and spending time outdoors has always been an integral part of life in the… Karen Lewis No Comments
2021, Hiking, History, KMTA Communities, Steve Cleary Photo by Paxson Woelber 16 Nov 2021 National Take A Hike Day is November 17th! National Take a Hike Day Today, we celebrate hiking not generally as our primary transportation, but for recreation and exercise. … Karen Lewis No Comments
2021, KMTA Communities, Race Racers take off for the 2nd Annual Mineshaft Grinder in Hope, AK 14 Sep 2021 Successful Second Annual Mineshaft Grinder Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTA) coordinated the second annual Mineshaft Grinder race after taking a COVID year off… Karen Lewis No Comments
2021, Business Spotlight, History, KMTA Communities, Moose Pass Trail Lake Lodge today. 03 Feb 2021 KMTA Business Spotlight: Trail Lake Lodge in Moose Pass, Alaska By Karen Lewis An unexpected text popped up on Jen Boyle’s phone this past new year. A former guest was… Karen Lewis No Comments
2021, History, KMTA Communities, Lowell Family, Seward Winter View of Seward circa 1905-15 (SCLA-4-4) 28 Jan 2021 Mary Lowell: A Link Between Cultures By Deanna Ochs One might wonder why, until recently, there were no peaks named after her. After all, two of… Karen Lewis No Comments
2021, Alaska Nellie, Grandview, Helen Hegener, KMTA Communities, Lawing, Seward Alaska Nellie 20 Jan 2021 Alaska Nellie By Helen Hegener “There were possibilities of an extensive business at this place for at least three years, as I… Karen Lewis No Comments
2021, Hiking, KMTA Communities, Steve Cleary The Gull Rock trail near Hope provides amazing views of Cook Inlet and the mountains of the Chugach. 07 Jan 2021 We Can All Use a Little Hope – Recalling What Gave Us Comfort in These Unprecedented Times By Steve Cleary Trails have increased in value through the pandemic, for both physical and mental health. And Hope has… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, Hiking, History, KMTA Communities, Moose Pass, Shawn Lyons Looking up to the headwaters of Falls Creek 09 Nov 2020 Solars Mountain on the Kenai Peninsula By Shawn R. Lyons We only had to cross the 15-foot wide stream and climb up through 100 yards of… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, Art, Dena'ina, Girdwood, Grant Projects, History, KMTA Communities, Mini Grants, Murals The Girdwood Community Mural acknowledges the Dena'ina people: Thank you Dena'ina for letting us walk on your land. 05 Nov 2020 “Thank you Dena’ina people for letting us walk on your land” Girdwood Mural Installed this Summer Dena'ina qut'ana chiqinik, chin'an gheli gu yeh Dena'ina ełnen'aq' łuh ch'nidatl' ghu “Thank you Dena’ina people for letting us walk… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, Birds, Education, KMTA Communities, Portage A flock of geese fly over the gazebo at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center 24 Sep 2020 Do You Like Birding? Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is the Place to Go! By Duane Magoon and Lily Grbavach The southbound fall migration of our winged, feathered friends has begun. Thousands of… Karen Lewis No Comments
