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.

Home of the Brave

 Sometimes the best teamwork is not on the basketball court. After school superintendent Michael Byer announced the players and coaches for the Lady Glacier Bears and Wrangell Lady Wolves Saturday night, he said, “And now with the presentation of our national...

Trying To Smile Without Miles

We heard the emergency broadcast on an EMT’s pager at church, the voice said there was a 63 year old man, unresponsive on Mosquito Lake, CPR had begun. When the service was over another EMT, arriving to pick up his wife said the man hadn’t made it, but...

Sunday’s Thought

 In Bishop Desmond Tutu’s book,  God Has a Dream, he writes: So how do we ensure that goodness does prevail?…Our decisions–personal, corporate, at play, at home, in private and in public– make the moral fabric of our society, indeed of the...

Change in the Weather

It’s wet and windy today, about forty degrees warmer than last Saturday’s sub-zero temperatures. A good day to be indoors timing the annual swim meet. Yesterday there was a a brief moment around two when the snow stopped and before the rain came blowing up...

Photos of the Day

The ferry arrives with swimmers and basketball players for this weekend’s competitions.   Loading up the Wrangell Girls in the school van for the ride to town.

Gold Rush Alaska or…?

Tonight the Haines miners will no doubt lose another 1000 dollars  and face imminent financial and personal ruin. It was fun to see Dorsey fishing with friend Greg Bigbsy in last week’s show, and the summer scenery was terrific. But I can only willingly suspend...