Wales News

It sounds like one of those language-system ads. He was an Inupiaq Eskimo from remote Wales, Alaska.

Remember, it's all about the grill and your favorite side dishes. RECIPE SHARED: G.A., of Prince of Wales, said that coleslaw has many variations and goes great with brisket, ribs, hamburgers, steaks or ...

For now, the new one-halibut bag limit for guided fishermen in Southeast Alaska stands.

Published: June 3rd, 2008 12:10 AM Last Modified: June 3rd, 2008 12:35 AM WALES POPULATION: 139 LOCATION: On Cape Prince of Wales, at the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, 111 miles northwest of Nome.

After a decade of lawsuits and amendments, the new Tongass Land Management Plan was released earlier this year.

“He is widely recognized and his work has been exhibited and purchased for collections throughout Alaska and the Lower 48.”

The Rasmuson Foundation this week named Homer artist Ron Senungetuk the 2008 Rasmuson Foundation Distinguished Artist, the highest honor bestowed upon an Alaska artist by the foundation. via Homer News

“Visiting Alaska today displays some differences from the Alaska I knew when I lived there some years ago”

The Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to Prudhoe is one of the scenes featured Monday night when the Columbia Kiwanis and Golden K clubs present "Venture to Alaska." Courtesy photo "Venture to Alaska," Monday ... via Daily Herald

“As far as we know, we believe (the boys) to be her children”

A woman and two boys on the lam from Texas was apprehended in a small southeast Alaska village after crew members on a regional ferry recognized them from photos issued by the Amber Alert system. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

The southeast Alaska ferry Stikine is out of service until at least Jan. 7 because of a propeller control system malfunctioned. via KTVF Fairbanks

Art King displays oyster spat at Naukati's nursery. NAUKATI, ALASKA Alaska shellfish farmers are getting a boost from a small nursery on Prince of Wales Island. via KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Wales is the farthest-west village on the Seward Peninsula, on the tip of Alaska's nose that points away from America and toward the Old World. via Alaska

“I believe that a railroad is the key, the only key to unlocking the Arctic treasure chest”

A group of Russian and international businessmen are in Anchorage this week to push their idea for an Alaska-Siberia rail link, the KTUU Web site reports. via UTU News

Leeks are related to onions and scallions. They are native to Central Asia. The Greeks and Romans loved them because of their benefits to the human throat. via Homer News

A Youth Conservation Corps worker works on a fish count on Sal Creek. THORNE BAY, ALASKA Efforts are underway in several parts of Southeast Alaska to repair salmon habitat damaged by logging. via KRBD-FM Ketchikan

Ten years ago, with two friends and a dog, I touched a chain-link fence in Valdez and started walking away from a sign that read "800," the mileage from there to Prudhoe Bay. via Alaska

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Sitka Community Hospital and SEARHC Steps to a Healthier Southeast Alaska program will host the "Working Well in Alaska" employee wellness training from 8:30 ... via Juneau Empire