64 species, 10,492 individual birds seen during Homer's annual Christmas bird...
By: Lani RaymondPosted: Wed, 12/28/2016 - 2:50pmForty-two volunteers participated in Homer’s annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, five watching feeders in their own yard and the others out in the...
View Article24th Annual Winter King tournament is March 18
Posted: Wed, 03/01/2017 - 11:26amThe Homer Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 24th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament (WKT) on Saturday, March 18. Mark your calendars, get your boats...
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Shorebird celebrates 25 years
By: MICHAEL ARMSTRONGHomer NewsPosted: Thu, 05/04/2017 - 8:26amPhoto by Michael Armstrong, Homer News. Western sandpipers fly over Mariner Park Lagoon on the morning tide Thursday. A storm earlier this...
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Dog jog photos
By: MICHAEL ARMSTRONGHomer NewsPosted: Thu, 06/01/2017 - 9:58amBy Michael ArmstrongHomer NewsOutdoor Features
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Big bird, big appetite
Posted: Thu, 07/20/2017 - 8:59amA bald eagle feeds its chick on the evening of June. 24, 2017, at the nest across from the Homer Post Office on the Sterling Highway. Since 2010, a pair of bald eagles...
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Couple completes first fat bike journey from Point Hope to Utqiagvik
By: MICHAEL ARMSTRONGMegan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Thu, 07/20/2017 - 8:59amThe Roof of the Arctic group pose for a photo next to whale jaws. From left to right are Bjørn Olson, Alayne Tetor, Kim McNett...
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'Mud, mud, glorious mud'
Kids, adults alike keep cool in annual Mud Wallow, named for late creatorBy: Megan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Wed, 07/26/2017 - 1:22pmPhoto by Megan Pacer/Homer News McKenna Connelly, left, plunges into an...
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Learning from the tourists: halibut fishing is a heck of a lot of fun
By: MICHAEL ARMSTRONGHomer NewsPosted: Thu, 07/27/2017 - 9:25amØisten Stokke Berget of Trondheim, Norway, holds a halibut he caught while fishing on the North Country Charters fishing boat Irish on...
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New trails complete at Karen Hornaday
By: Megan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Thu, 08/31/2017 - 8:59amVolunteers work on a section of new trail earlier this year at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Robert Archibald)...
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The adventure trail
By: Bjørn OlsonSpecial to the Homer NewsPosted: Thu, 09/21/2017 - 8:30amLael Wilcox prepares to launch her loaded packraft into the Fox River. (Photo by Bjørn Olson) Daniel Countiss attempts to stay...
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Dispatches From the WWOOF Capital of Alaska
By: Jennifer TarnackiFor the Homer NewsPosted: Thu, 11/30/2017 - 9:25amAnna Drew helps prep a raised bed for potatoes. (Photo by Jennifer Tarnacki) Feeding chickens. (Photo by Jennifer Tarnacki)...
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Kayak building class keeps ancient Inuit art alive
By: Bjørn OlsonFor the Homer NewsPosted: Thu, 01/11/2018 - 9:21amStudents in Maligiaq Padillia’s traditional kayak building class show off their finished work. (Photo courtesy Bjorn Olson) Maligiaq...
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Nicolas Petit claims his first T200 victory, third win in a row
By: Megan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Tue, 01/30/2018 - 11:03amMusher Nicolas Petit raises his arms in celebration as he crosses the finish line of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race in first place Sunday,...
View ArticleBackcountry film fest is tonight
Posted: Thu, 02/08/2018 - 8:58amThe 13th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival shows at 7 p.m. today at the Homer Theatre. All proceeds benefit Kachemak Nordic Ski Club and Alaska...
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Year of the Bird Meet the Corvids - Part 1: common raven and northwestern crow
By: Michelle MichaudFor the Homer NewsPosted: Thu, 03/29/2018 - 9:29amA raven, back, and a northwestern crow, front, perch next to each other, showing the differences in the two species. (Photo by...
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It’s birch sap season, the forest’s spring tonic
By: Jennifer TarnackiFor the Homer NewsPosted: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 10:48amA plastic bottle hangs from a spiel to collect birch sap. (Photo by Jennifer Tarnacki) Photo by Jennifer Tarnacki A plastic...
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Utah couple to travel from Homer to Argentina
By: Megan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:46pmPhoto courtesy Sophie George and Chris Haag Supplies are packed in a box. Chris Haag and Sohpie George, who will cycle from Alaska to Argentina...
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Utah couple takes off on two-year cycling tour from Homer to Argentina
By: Megan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Wed, 07/04/2018 - 12:22pmSophie George prepares to mount her bicycle for a trip from Alaska to Argentina with her husband, Chris Haag, on Monday, July 2, 2018 in Homer,...
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Highland Games to keep brining culture to Homer
By: Megan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Wed, 07/04/2018 - 12:27pmTorrin Bartlett tosses the caber (a cardboard tube) during the children’s events in the July 3, 2017 Kachemak Bay Scottish Club Games at Karen...
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Annual highland games a show of strength and culture
By: Megan PacerHomer NewsPosted: Wed, 07/11/2018 - 3:32pmA novice competitor prepares to throw a braemar stone during the Kachemak Bay Scottish Highland Games on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Karen...
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