The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long been a subject of fascination for their separateness from the seals that swim in the nearby ocean waters. Now scientific research has confirmed something that has long been suspected: The Iliamna Lake seals, […]
The Illiamna VPSO was alerted of a capsized vessel on the Newhalen River on Friday afternoon and responded to the scene according to Alaska State Troopers. When they arrived at the location they found that Dwight Anelon, age 36 of Illiamna was the subject of life-saving measures. He was quickly transported to the local clinic in Illiamna but […]
High on the broken pyramid of Iliamna Volcano, rotten rock held in place by volcano-warmed ice sometimes loses its grip. Several times over the years, rock-and-ice avalanches have blasted down Iliamna at 150 miles per hour. Left behind on the mountain’s face is a dirty, five-mile scar, in the same place as the last one. […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n earthquake with the preliminary measurement of 5.7 magnitude occurred at 9:21 am on the western shores of Cook Inlet near Chinitna Bay according to USGS Wednesday morning. The short shaker occurred at a depth of 90.4 miles 55 miles east of Iliamna. The quake was felt throughout the Cook Inlet region by residents. No damage was […]