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Category Archives: Alaska
Newspaper Cottage
I was almost ready to turn around and head back, my father had several minutes ago. Hidden in the trees ahead I spot a dark shape… Another structure? Drawing closer it is indeed a building, this one is not collapsed … Continue reading
The 2016 Nordic Quest Video!!
It takes a while to make these little videos, a lot of tweaking to get it just right. Still, there are so many images, so many memories. Just watching allows me to relive so much of a great voyage! Nordic … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Photography
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Exploring the Sealion Cove Trail
My father mentioned that we planned to explore the Sealion Cove trail this summer. Planning to fish for king salmon in Salisbury Sound makes Kalinin Bay the obvious anchorage, where the trail head is found. This plan was to be … Continue reading
Donna’s Resturant
We usually have a day or two in Juneau to coordinate everyone’s arrival at the airport, shopping for groceries, and generally getting ready for a couple weeks on the water. This means we also need to eat somewhere. One of … Continue reading
Boarded
Getting boarded and inspected does not happen often, but it does happen. We were anchored and bottom fishing near Tenakee when we noted an official looking vessel. Wait? Is it headed headed straight at us? Yes. As it neared we … Continue reading
Are Southeast Alaska Dungeness Crab Threatened?
We posted today a photograph of one early June day’s catch of Dungeness crab on the Nordic Quest. We caught our limit but this is getting harder and harder to do. Non-residents are now limited to three crabs per day … Continue reading
Changes in Tenakee
I realize things change, but sometimes the “improvements” seem to involve a loss. A loss of what was, a loss of a little piece of history. The Snyder Mercantile was a time capsule of another era. Built over a century … Continue reading
Posted in Alaskan History, Talk Story
Tagged history, mercantile, renovate, Snyder, Tenakee
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Spring Halibut Fishing
Over the last several weeks I had friends on board for some king salmon and halibut fishing. Both were fairly successful. We set a new record for the boat upon landing a 220 pound halibut caught along Chatham Strait.
Kalinin Bay Entrance Uncharted Rock
I plan to anchor in Kalinin Bay on the extreme north end of Kruzof Island several times this summer and felt it was time to remind summer cruisers about the uncharted rock in the area of the big rocky shoal in the narrow … Continue reading
Entering and Leaving Swanson Harbor
Swanson Harbor, where Icy Strait, Lynn Canal, and Chatham Strait all meet up, is a popular anchorage. But a word of caution for boaters who are not local: stay clear of the reef, known as Sharp Ledge, on the southwest … Continue reading