My fiance and I on Monday celebrated our third Valentine’s Day together with a trip to city hall. And before you get ahead of yourself,… Continue reading
Off the Shelf is a bimonthly literature column written by the staff of The Peninsula Clarion.
Valentine’s butter cookies offer flavors of love
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I would like to thank Peggy Arness for access to her history files and the Resurrection Bay Historical Society for access to its… Continue reading
I caught COVID a couple of weeks ago and it sucked. I’m not sure how I was exposed, or by whom, but the symptoms hit… Continue reading
I was listening to the distinct sound of a woodpecker drumming a few days ago and caught a flash of a black and white bird.… Continue reading
For pure hypnotic value, it’s hard to beat curling.
As proposed, my administration’s GO bond proposal requires financing for about $325 million
Memory is strongly tied to place. That’s why I can never take the ski from Arc Lake to Slikok Lake without thinking of Alan Boraas,… Continue reading
In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Kenai National Moose Range. Today this nearly 2-million-acre tract of public land is known as the Kenai… Continue reading
Les Gara has already displayed his commitment to Alaska’s youth during his time in the state Legislature.
Maybe it’s cliche to read books about relationships for February. But, then again, maybe whether or not something is cliche doesn’t make it good or… Continue reading
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with rice cake soup
The failure to pay the dividend according to statute has created political chaos.
The unremitting inundation set a record for our little cabin by the sea.
So many oddities. So many contradictions. So many holes in the story.
How voters in Alaska, and elsewhere, retook control of primary elections from political parties.
Adventuring in Alaska has been much better with my fur buddy. Moving to the Kenai Peninsula from the Lower 48 is a pretty large feat… Continue reading
From time to time, we reshare past Refuge Notebook articles. We selected this article as part of our efforts to commemorate the Kenai National Wildlife… Continue reading
Handmade pasta adds layers of flavor to vegetable lasagna
