2023, KMTA Stories 22 Oct 2023 Resurrection Creek: Bringing More Salmon to Hope’s Backyard A conservation organization, a mining company, and the U.S. Forest Service sit down to plan a project... That may sound… Rachel Blakeslee
2023, KMTA Stories Cecil Rhode with his filming equipment. 15 May 2023 Cecil and Helen Rhode By Clark Fair It is nearly impossible to pass through Cooper Landing and fail to notice craggy Cecil Rhode Mountain… Karen Lewis
2022, History, History Articles, Iditarod, KMTA Stories, Lowell Family, Seward The Mary Lowell Homestead. Photo courtesy Resurrection Bay Historical Society, 21.1.4. 04 Oct 2022 Iditarod Trail Pioneer Alfred Lowell Alfred Lowell was born in 1876, the son of Frank and Mary Lowell, who settled on Resurrection Bay in 1884,… Karen Lewis
2022, Big Jim, Clark Fair, Cooper Landing, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Mining History Big Jim's gold nugget & Mercury head dime 06 Jul 2022 More Fun in the Finding than in the Having – Part Three By Clark Fair AUTHOR’S NOTE: Last time, we learned how “Big Jim” O’Brien and “Little Jim” Dunmire came to the… Karen Lewis No Comments
2022, Big Jim, Clark Fair, Cooper Landing, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Little Jim, Mining History Little Jim & Big Jim with furs. 28 Jun 2022 Coming Home & Battling a Bully – Part Two By Clark Fair AUTHOR’S NOTE: Last time, we explored the story behind the name of Jim’s Landing, on the Kenai… Karen Lewis No Comments
2022, Big Jim, Clark Fair, Cooper Landing, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Little Jim, Mining History A friend approaching the Jims' home near Schooner Bend. 22 Jun 2022 Coming in for the Landing: An Origin Story – Part One By Clark Fair The name itself receives little attention, but the “Jim’s” in Jim’s Landing is misleading. The apostrophe implies… Karen Lewis No Comments
2022, KMTA Stories, Skiing 05 Mar 2022 Devil’s Creek Nordic Ski Loop is a Worthy Stop By Amanda Sassi When driving through the variable roads between Turnagain Pass and Kenai Lake, you could likely zoom past… Karen Lewis No Comments
2021, Hiking, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, 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, KMTA Stories, 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, Clark Fair, History, History Articles, KMTA Stories 05 Jul 2021 Wible Doesn’t Wobble By Clark Fair Today, the average dump truck hauls about 10 cubic yards of gravel every time it roars out… Karen Lewis No Comments
