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The River is Waking Up
Naknek River is melting down after a very cold winter with lots of snow. I hear stories of the snowmelt and run-off from the land helping the salmon find their way home. It’s wonderful to think about and it is good to see our home stream shedding its ice to ready itself for all of […]
Happy Birthday!
May 1, 2012
It’s your day Dad! You are probably already up and working on your boat getting ready for another season in Bristol Bay. Thank you for finding all of the salmon you have found over the years. They have provided for your family, your crewmembers’ lives and their families, and they have fed countless people around […]
Happy Place, Redux 1
March 27, 2012
You will find many of them in your life, if you keep looking. Mel
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Happy Place
March 26, 2012
Go find it. Sometimes you have to work harder at finding it than other times. Don’t stop. Mel
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All Good Things…
March 25, 2012
It’s the last day of Spring Break and it is a gorgeous day in Juneau. It has been really nice having some extra time with my daughter and we had a lot of fun skiing with her brother yesterday. He gets really motivated to try and keep up with her when we are all out […]
Posted in: Skiing
MmmmmMangooo…
March 24, 2012
Recently the secret of opening a mango was revealed to me and it has been a revelation indeed. I am sure that some of you already knew how to maximize the amount of flesh you can procure from the seed, but thanks to Gary and Rita Stevens, my ability to enjoy this fruit more fully […]
Posted in: Salmon, Wine and Food Pairing
Wild Alaskan Seafood Chefs
March 23, 2012
In this age of computers I am certain that fewer print versions of cookbooks are being purchased for home use, and I am one who will turn to the web when I need a quick recipe. However, I do love to have a collection of core cookbooks on hand to reference as well. Recently I […]
Posted in: Bristol Bay, Fish
Spring Break Ski Days
March 22, 2012
I’ve been having fun getting out with my kids on skis. It is pure pleasure watching them build up their skills and innovate in their own ways. Every time my son goes down a hill on his cross-country skis I remind him to bend his knees so his body can brace itself for the acceleration. […]
Posted in: Skiing
Community Supported Fishery
March 21, 2012
Last night I received an e-mail update from the Slow Food Southeast Alaska Chapter mentioning that sign-up for the Community Supported Fishery (CSF) is coming up soon. Alaskans Own Seafood began this program in Sitka and due to its success, the program was able to expand to Juneau residents last spring. It operates on the same […]
Posted in: Fish
fish*wine*ski 
May 2, 2012
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