When the birch leaf out in spring up here, they leaf out fast. One day, there is a faint pale-green flush in the trees, then the next day, there are leaves, fully formed, with that beautiful pale green of spring. It’s a great time of year, but then, every time of year is a great time of year in the Great Land. In a few more months, those same leaves will take on the dark green of summer, then the yellows and browns of fall, and then the blanket of white will return for another long Alaska winter. And we love every day of it.
Here’s an interesting thing you may not have expected: Martial arts may be saving a small Alaska school.
Tucked into the northeast side of Prince of Wales Island, Whale Pass is among the most remote towns in Alaska. It’s home to fewer than 100 year-round residents, and the nearest grocery store is an hour and a half drive away….
