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Nellie McCullagh feeds a pen-raised fox on her family’s farm in Kachemak Bay, in 1922.

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Mostly separate lives: The union and disunion of Nellie and Keith — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Forest ranger Louis Keith McCullagh and school teacher Nellie Dee Crabb had married in June 1915…

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Facing the new year one dumpling at a time

I completed another impossibly huge task this weekend and made hundreds of wontons by hand to serve our…

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Nellie Dee “Jean” Crabb as a young woman. (Public photo from ancestry.com)

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Mostly separate lives: The union and disunion of Nellie and Keith — Part 1

A front-page headline in the Cordova Daily Times of Feb. 25, 1915, called newly engaged Nellie Crabb and…

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Peppermint patties and a Charlie Brown tree

These icy mints are a nostalgic treat perfect for spreading holiday cheer

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This illustration by John Fretz accompanied an article entitled “Anne: A True Story” in the November 1978 issue of Alaskafest, an in-flight magazine for Alaska Airlines. The story, designed as a romance, also concerned the death of Mitch Gyde, who drowned in Tustumena Lake in September 1975.

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The 2 most deadly years — Part 8

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The two most deadly years for people on or near Tustumena Lake were 1965 and 1975.…

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Unhinged Alaska: The little tree that could

Each year I receive emails requesting a repeat of a piece I wrote years ago about being away…

These nutty treats are sweet and timeless, bringing a combination of banana and chocolate that doesn’t disappoint. Photo by Tressa Dale

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Baking family history

These nutty treats are sweet and timeless, bringing a combination of banana and chocolate that doesn’t disappoint

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These two pages from Kaknu, the 1976 yearbook for Kenai Central High School, were dedicated to KCHS teacher James Brewer, who drowned with his son Byron and Soldotna teacher Stephen Koch in August 1975. The man smoking the pipe and standing with moose antlers is Brewer; his son is in front of him.

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The 2 most deadly years — Part 7

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The two most deadly years for people on or near Tustumena Lake were 1965 and 1975.…

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Peanut butter balls for Ms. Autumn

This holiday treat is made in honor of the Soldotna El secretary who brings festive joy