Northern Lights

Flying Out

In praise of the small airport

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, March 17, 2016

Iditarod

When the mushers approach, the village comes out to watch

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, March 10, 2016

A Trip to the Ski Hill

Thoughts on oil, the economy, and our increasingly elusive snow

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, March 3, 2016

The Coffee Shop

Where everybody knows your name

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, February 25, 2016

Chickens of the North

Brighter days mean freer range

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, February 18, 2016

Yurt, Part Two

Journey to the country house

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, February 11, 2016

Tele

A return to native waters

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, February 4, 2016

Earthquake

What to do when the ground starts to shake?

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, January 28, 2016

The Trail We All Will Travel By

An elegy for Eva

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, January 21, 2016

Die-Off

What is happening to Alaska’s murres?

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, January 14, 2016

Looking Ahead

And saying goodbye

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, October 27, 2016

First Snow

Early delights of the season

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, October 20, 2016

Heading to Nanwalek

And hoping for a smooth approach

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, October 13, 2016

Election Day

The more things change?

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, October 6, 2016

Playing at Survival

Learning to forage, 4,000 miles from here

By Miranda Weiss | Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Outbreak

Evergreens gone brown

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, September 22, 2016

Closing Up and Putting Away

The summer is gone; so too are the crowds

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, September 15, 2016

Thinking Locally

If you dream it, you can do it

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, September 1, 2016

A Good Day Fishing

From the bountiful bay

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, August 25, 2016

And Now It’s Fall

The warmth was all too fleeting

By Miranda Weiss | Thursday, August 18, 2016

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