There are a few constants in air travel these days: removing your shoes to go through the metal detector, and showing a picture identification card. The former is just an inconvenience, but the latter appears to be a necessity – and as a phone call to my office proved today, it is one that can [...]
There is a lot of spectacular wildlife in Alaska, but this October, one of the most prominent animals are the tundra swans that have taken up short-term residence on local lakes. I was first alerted to them by recent photos in the Anchorage Daily News, but I hadn’t realized how many there were until I [...]
It is easy to forget Alaska Day in 2009, given that back in January we celebrated our 50th anniversary of statehood. But we do have a state holiday coming up, celebrating the transfer of Alaska from the Russians to the United States. The people of Sitka observe the holiday a lot better than most of [...]
King salmon fishing this year was nothing to write home about – for most people. But a few did land their fish, and a lot more did not. All of them have tall tales to tell.
My luck wasn’t as good as most years, but I did get one big one!
Wigi Tozzi is the owner of [...]
The Alaska Nanooks came to Anchorage last weekend and swept the Kendall Hockey Classic, beating CCHA rivals Michigan 2-0 on Friday night, and Mercyhurst 5-1 on Saturday night.
The University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves beat Mercyhurst 5-3 on Friday night, and lost to Michigan 6-1 on Saturday.
The Seawolves travel north to Fairbanks for the Brice Goal [...]
Earlier this summer, I happened to be in the local Holiday store. I usually read my news online, but on this particular day I hadn’t gotten to that, and when I walked past the sales rack for the Anchorage Daily News, I bothered to pick up the paper… and I was shocked to find that [...]
