Doug Capra

The hiatus came during a stretch when teenagers from the city's Jesse Lee Home were dominating the mountain race.

Runners from the Jesse Lee Home, including three-time champion Ephraim Kalmakoff, dominated the Seward race.

Just getting started, the race up and down the peak overlooking Resurrection Bay was part of an array of July 4 festivities taking place with a backdrop of World War I.

For many, commercial fishing is a tradition that builds strong relationships through generations. For Jim Henry, restoring this 1945 salmon tender fell in line with just such a vision.

Apparently, squirrels are a problem in Seward. Some old sourdough at Lowell Point has been trapping them for years and providing them a free ride to the Exit Glacier Road.

It’s the people, like a handful of pebbles scattered beneath the massive grandeur of its mountains.

As the 1925 Fourth of July approached, some in Seward thought that maybe it was time to run that crazy race again — the one up Lowell Mountain. The first official race was in 1915. Local legend claims the Mount Marathon Race began as a barroom bet: Could anyone reach the first peak at 3,022 … Continue reading In 1925, Mount Marathon became a must-see event

Many have glimpsed Mount Marathon from far out in the bay. Others have climbed its steep sides. But to experience this mountain’s more varied moods, one must see it evolve from one season to the next.

Artist Rockwell Kent's son Rocky would consider his months on Alaska's Fox Island perhaps the best time in his life. The experience was also life-changing for Kent, as the art and book he produced there finally gave him the fame and recognition he had craved.

While viewing Rockwell Kent’s paintings at the exhibit, award-winning author Claudia McGehee heard a teacher ask a student, “What do you think the two Kents did on bad weather days?” The student's answer got Claudia thinking.

Soon after Thanksgiving, we look up to see if our tree has been lit. If it shines, we relax and start counting the days until Christmas. If it’s dark, we wonder why.