I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

The Little Things

There are so many big things going on– last night’s wonderful high school graduation (the best ever, until next year) the first cruise ship of the season, the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Moving Wall on the Parade Grounds, Spring– not to mention...

Busy week– graduation, promotion, beer, memorials, and fishing.

Haines High graduation is tonight at 7 — and tomorrow also at the school, same time, is 8th grade promotion. Tomorrow at noon on the Parade Grounds the American Legion opens the Moving Wall exhibit, a traveling version of the Vietnam War  memorial wall, then...

An Obituary Out-Take Worth Sharing

Last week I wrote an obituary for Jim Mock (54) who died of complications from long-ago radiation treatments for cancer. It is so sad, he was a really nice guy. One paragraph of the obituary didn’t get printed. Mostly because of space considerations – the...

Sunday’s Thought

 “What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hello Ivy Kathryn!

 Three days early but right on time as far we are all concerned– her dad and I caught the last plane to Juneau last night, arrived at 9:15pm, and little Ivy made her entrance into the world at 1:01 am. Sarah’s big sister Eliza and I are busy with...