This Day in Alaskan History-July 7th, 1958
Rainbow-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Rainbow — ARatukaq (N), Puwisaq (S) ARatukamek tang’rakameng suut nata agayuliteng. – When you see a rainbow, you’re to make a sign of the cross. Combine sunshine and raindrops and the result is a luminous arc of colors commonly known as a rainbow. This vivid display of light has a prominent place in the beliefs […]
UPDATE: Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash in Sitka
JUNEAU — The Coast Guard is actively investigating the helicopter crash on Harbor Mountain that occurred June 22, 2026. The four crew members involved in the crash were treated for minor injuries and released from Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center the same day. The crash occurred approximately 1,500 feet on the south side of Harbor Mountain. Several […]
Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska’s Aleutian Islands a later-life lift
Researchers at Brown have shown the first direct evidence for a massive geologic uplift of the entire Aleutian Island archipelago driven by a rotation of the Pacific tectonic plate. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced […]