2020, Hiking, History, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, 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, History, History Articles, KMTA Stories, Manitoba, Shawn Lyons View from the door of Manitoba Cabin with the Lauritsen Cabin on the near right. 07 Oct 2020 Haunting History of the Eastern Kenai Peninsula By Shawn R. Lyons Though one can’t see them, one can sense the ghosts around Manitoba Cabin. One can sometimes… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, Birds, Education, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, 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
2020, Family, History, KMTA Stories 02 Sep 2020 Tell Us Your Stories? – Heritage @ Home KMTA National Heritage Area is seeking stories from the people that live, work and play in the KMTA area. We… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, History, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Seward, Sylvia Sexton A northward view of Fourth Avenue in Seward, Alaska in the early 1900s. (SCLA 1-216) 28 Aug 2020 Happy Birthday Seward, Alaska! Happy Birthday! Happy 117th Birthday Seward, Alaska! August 28th, 1903 is the official birthday of the city of Seward when… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, Dan Walker, History, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Seward, Turnagain Arm Late Night Trail Running on Mt. Tiehacker near Seward, Alaska by Nelson Brown (Entry into the KMTA Photo Contest 2020) 25 Aug 2020 The Persistence of Nature’s Wild Side By Dan Walker Anyone who drives the Seward Highway and enters the mountains west of Portage gets the sense that… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, Hiking, KMTA Stories, Shawn Lyons, Spencer Glacier, Turnagain Arm, Turnagain Pass Overlooking Spencer Glacier 28 Jul 2020 Wishful Thinking: A Journey from Turnagain Pass to Spencer Glacier By Shawn R. Lyons As we started down the far side of the ridge toward Spencer Glacier, glistening in the… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, David Reamer, History, History Articles, KMTA Stories, Turnagain Arm The Bore Tide of Turnagain Arm Circa 1930s-1950s. Photo courtesy of the Marie Silverman papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage. (HMC-0778:) 03 Jun 2020 The Power of Turnagain Arm By David Reamer The Turnagain Arm’s appearance is deceptive. The water appears safe, or as safe as any other waterway.… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, Asian-American, History, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Mushing, Seward Jujiro Wada with other marathon racers. (Courtesy of Jujiro Wada Memorial Association, Japan) 19 May 2020 The Samurai Musher Jujiro Wada By Lia Slemons “This is my country, Frank. I hope to live and die here.” Jujiro Wada’s friend, Frank Cotter,… Karen Lewis No Comments
2020, History Articles, KMTA Stories, Seward, Sylvia Sexton 01 Mar 2020 Sylvia Sexton, Business Woman of the Early 20th Century and Prominent Alaskan Photographer By Becky Butler Despite being a transplant, Sylvia Sexton's life in Alaska proved her to be an industrious, creative, and… Karen Lewis No Comments