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A photo of the Tustumena Lake Fire taken at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, illustrates the effect retardant and water drops had on the fire. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)

Peninsula fire grows to 2,400 acres

The Swan Lake Fire is about 70% active and spreading

A photo of the Tustumena Lake Fire taken at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, illustrates the effect retardant and water drops had on the fire. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)
A photo of the Tustumena Lake Fire taken at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, illustrates the effect retardant and water drops had on the fire. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)

Wildfires sparked by lightning being ‘closely monitored’

Six fires are active on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge lands

A photo of the Tustumena Lake Fire taken at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, illustrates the effect retardant and water drops had on the fire. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)
A raven flies off with a couple of tortillas in Hidden Lake Campground. (Photo by Amber Kraxberger-Linson/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge notebook: Ready. Set. Camp!

Summer is coming to the Kenai Peninsula. Days are getting longer, birds are returning to raise their young, and Alaskans are digging out their camping… Continue reading

A raven flies off with a couple of tortillas in Hidden Lake Campground. (Photo by Amber Kraxberger-Linson/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
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Pioneer Potluck: About bears and more bears

Mexicali goulash, Mexican hot dish, Southwestern potato pepper jack cheese soup, Mexican moose steak

  • May 21, 2019
  • By ANN “GRANNIE ANNIE” BERG For the Peninsula Clarion
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Police reports, December 2018

Police reports, December 2018

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Police reports, December 2018
Pioneer Potluck: About living at Daniels Lake

Pioneer Potluck: About living at Daniels Lake

1969 And a story ABOUT HOME MADE BREAD. We had a wonderful fun winter in 1969 on Daniels Lake. The kids made good use of… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2019
  • By Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg
  • Food
Pioneer Potluck: About living at Daniels Lake
Cops and Courts

Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Jan. 2 to Jan. 8 On Jan. 6… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019
  • By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
Cops and Courts
Cops and Courts

Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Dec. 9 to Dec. 16, 2019 On Dec.… Continue reading

Cops and Courts
Trevor Davis skates on Bottenintnin Lake on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Hit the ice

Some central Kenai Peninsula outdoors enthusiasts have found a silver lining to the slow snow start to winter. And it looks a lot like a… Continue reading

Trevor Davis skates on Bottenintnin Lake on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Hosting a local event? The Clarion welcomes photos of public events for our Sunday Community page. Please submit photos to news@peninsculaclarion.com by Friday at 4… Continue reading

  • Sep 30, 2018
The writer is seen here paddling on Sept. 13, 2018, during a trip throughout the Swan Lake Canoe Route in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and out the Moose River. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

Tangled up in Blue: About regrets

I spent a recent warm September morning gliding across Gavia Lake in the Swan Lake Canoe Route on a stand up paddleboard, casting my line… Continue reading

The writer is seen here paddling on Sept. 13, 2018, during a trip throughout the Swan Lake Canoe Route in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and out the Moose River. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

About the Swanson River Fire of 1969

About garage sales, wonderful people and glitches: Over this last weekend, Susan Jordan had a great big, giant garage sale in her greenhouse with 11… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2018
  • By Ann Berg
  • Food

Pioneer Potluck: About getting ready for visitors

Our summer visitors from the “Lower 48” get a peek at our home-style Alaskan living. We are always glad to see and greet them as… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: Tying up loose ends at the end of the year

This year has we have seen lots of changes and lots of different outcomes. Bob and I worked hard at making our life easier around… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2018
  • By ANN ‘GRANNIE ANNIE’ BERG
  • Food
YCC leader Nick Longobardi looks over Skilak Lake from the Vista Trail. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: Thanks to those who serve at the Refuge

Each year — and 2017 is no exception — I look back and am thankful for the many volunteers and seasonal employees without whom the… Continue reading

YCC leader Nick Longobardi looks over Skilak Lake from the Vista Trail. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Pioneer Potluck: Fall chores, floods and fires

Author’s note: Suggestions by Susan Jordan Fall chores on the farm, where my two brothers, two sisters and I grew up, was a busy time… Continue reading

  • Sep 12, 2017
  • By ANN ‘GRANNIE ANNIE’ BERG
  • Food
Emily Thomas, a biological intern at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, enters vegetation data into an iPad. (Photo by Matt Bowser, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: What’s covering the Kenai Peninsula?

When most hikers reach a summit, they look out over the landscape before them to capture that point in time. They pull out their camera… Continue reading

Emily Thomas, a biological intern at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, enters vegetation data into an iPad. (Photo by Matt Bowser, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
The Swan Lake wildfire burns in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge as seen from the air Thursday, June 15, 2017 near Sterling, Alaska. The Alaska Division of Forestry estimated Thursday that the fire is 150 acres and burning 5-6 miles north of the Sterling Highway. (Photo courtesy Tim Mowry, Alaska Division of Forestry)

Firefighters respond to wildland fire near Sterling

1 p.m. Friday update: The cause of the East Fork fire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Sterling has been confirmed as dry… Continue reading

The Swan Lake wildfire burns in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge as seen from the air Thursday, June 15, 2017 near Sterling, Alaska. The Alaska Division of Forestry estimated Thursday that the fire is 150 acres and burning 5-6 miles north of the Sterling Highway. (Photo courtesy Tim Mowry, Alaska Division of Forestry)
Soldotna’s Selby Hill races Friday at the state ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Alaska Star)

Kenai girls, SoHi boys lead peninsula at state ski championships

In a season in which snow conditions were hardly the main issue, prep ski teams from across the state capped a three-day weekend of racing… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Selby Hill races Friday at the state ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Alaska Star)
The northern line of the Sterling fuel break before (left) and after (right) treatment. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: Sterling gets a break with wildfire risk

Trivia question: What does the 2014 Funny River fire and 2015 Card Street fire have in common? If you guessed both were human-caused and spotted… Continue reading

The northern line of the Sterling fuel break before (left) and after (right) treatment. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)