Guest Commentary
Native Voices | Understanding land acknowledgement
By Teal Hansen
Let’s take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the unceded traditional lands of the dAXunhyuu, the Eyak People.
But what does...
In Memory of Shawn Burleson
By Paula Phillips
Terry (Shawn) Burleson passed away quietly on July 26 here in Cordova. He was 64.
Shawn was born in Pecos, Texas on April...
Yellow Foot Chanterelle Egg Nog Ice Cream
From the kitchen of Sarah Katherine
3 cups half and half
1 oz dried yellow foot mushroom (I swapped for 3/4 cup cleaned and finely chopped...
Traveling the Alaska way
By Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
The night before my team and I were scheduled to fly from Juneau to Haines on seaplanes with the U.S. Secretary...
In memory of George Julius Olsen
By Lennette Ronnegard
George Julius Olsen was born in Cordova to Tatiana and Pete Olsen on May 1, 1930. He grew up in Cordova with...
Native Voices | The Star of Gladness meets the Place Where Canoes Rest
By Teal Hansen
In May, the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūle’a (“Star of Gladness” named for Arcturus, the zenith star of Hawai’i) journeyed nearly 30 hours...
Cordova goes to the roadshow!
By Cathy Sherman
If you are an avid fan of the PBS program “Antiques Roadshow,” you have probably thought, “what would I take, if I...
Celebrating Eyak Lake with a paddle race
By Ashley Taylor
Never having organized a community event or a race, the Eyak Lake Paddle Race exceeded my expectations. The rain and wind held...
Celebration of life for Frank and Lisa Jones
Frank Jones: 1954-2015
Lisa Jones: 1957-2023
By Nikki Felix-Davies
Frank and Lisa Jones moved to Cordova, Alaska in 1978 where they started their lives and a family....
If these stories aren’t told right
By Julianne Parker
George Olsen passed away Saturday night. The following story includes an interview with Olsen in 2014, and is running this week in...
