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Ptarmigan Arts hosts their annual Cabin Fever exhibit featuring work by gallery members, including glass mosaics by their newest member, Carole Miller. Photo provided by Ptarmigan Arts

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March First Friday

As we shift ever closer to spring, creativity abounds and Homer galleries and art spaces showcase work by…

These snickerdoodles are soft and chewy, and as sweet as a happy childhood. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

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The taste of a happy childhood

My son pulled his shirt on for school this morning, and I was shocked to see exposed wrists…

A marten visits the Fairbanks home of Tim Walker. Walker has seen the animal several times. Photo courtesy Tim Walker

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Marten visits are a glimpse into mystery

A trapper fresh out of the Cosna River country in Interior Alaska said he can’t believe how many…

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Homer happenings from years past

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‘What’s in a Name?’: Reviving a forgotten past — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a multi-part series about Kenai Peninsula places and landmarks that once…

Numerous local artists are exhibiting works in a variety of mediums in Homer Council on the Arts' annual Members Show, on display at the gallery through February. Photo by Christina Whiting

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An exhibit that feels like home

Homer Council on the Arts hosts their annual Members Show, featuring work by emerging and established local artists.

This ham and white bean soup is a really fast dinner that can be made with slow-cooker stock if you like. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

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Soup for quick comfort

This soup is deep and familiar, like a recurring dream.

Matt Druckenmiller, right, and his research advisor Hajo Eicken, a professor of geophysics, stand on an ice floe near Utqiaġvik in about 2010. Photo courtesy Daniel Pringle

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The full circling of a northern career

Hajo Eicken had “everything I could ever ask for” in his former career at a German institute. Well,…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

These stuffed cabbage rolls are a wholesome and traditional dish. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

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A wholesome tradition

These cabbage rolls can be made with ground meat or extra-firm tofu as a vegan substitute.

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‘What’s in a name?’: Reviving a forgotten past — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Place names can be ephemeral and can fade for myriad reasons. Sometimes offensive names are replaced…

Sesame seed buns made from scratch elevate a meal. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

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A taste of Americana

Like all great things familiar and traditional, these sesame seed buns were born of a woman’s labor.

Tern Lake, formerly Mud Lake, sits alongside the junction of the Seward and Sterling highways. (Photo by Clark Fair)

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‘What’s in a name?’: Reviving a forgotten past — Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series of articles concerning places and landmarks on the Kenai…