On September 10th, 1918, a lesser-known “Golden Spike” was driven in a ceremony signifying the completion of the railroad between Anchorage and Seward. The completion of this portion of the railroad linked Anchorage to the ice-free port of Seward, allowing year-round movement of people, supplies, and equipment to further construction. The spike was presented to […]
To you and I, farmed oysters are a delicacy. But for sea otters, oyster farms may not be a big deal. That’s one finding of a team of scientists led by Brenda Konar, a marine researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and including Alaska Sea Grant-supported UAF graduate student Riley O’Neil. The researchers […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard concluded its search efforts for three missing boaters following the rescue of one survivor and the recovery of two deceased from the water approximately 4 miles east of St. Lawrence Island, Monday. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Kodiak located the survivor clinging on the capsized vessel at approximately 3 p.m. and deployed a raft along with […]
“As always, he is telling us what the plan is,” said one critic. “We must take it seriously.” US President Donald Trump has spent his second term threatening takeovers of various other countries, from Canada and Cuba to Greenland, and on Monday he shared on social media a map that fueled fresh fears of his imperialist “Donroe Doctrine.” The map on Trump’s Truth Social platform shows the US […]