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A Kachemak Bay Highland Games participant prepares to throw a weight for distance on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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For the love of the games and gathering

Annual Highland Festival showcases Scottish culture and feats of strength

Runners participating in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay race begin the course at Homer High School on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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A perfect day to run

Historic Homer races to the ‘end of the road’ had 160 participants

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Reeling ‘Em In: Memories of the lagoon of yesteryear

As I was scoping out a crowd of anglers at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon last week, it…

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Jake Dye looks out from the top of Gull Rock in Hope, Alaska, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. He does not yet know that the hike back is far more challenging than the hike out.

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Out of the Office: Off the map

All my life, I’ve been the member of the group who’s in charge of the map. Somewhere along…

Members of the Homer Yacht Club start the course set for the Homer Yacht Club Regatta on Saturday, June 26, 2023 in the Kachemak Bay below Land's End Resort in Homer, Alaska. Homer Yacht Club Commodore Craig Forrest is on number 93, the Arctica.

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Pullman wins 2023 Homer Yacht Club Land’s End Regatta

Erik Pullman on the sailing yacht Nereus won the 2023 Land’s End Regatta hosted by the Homer Yacht…

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Kuviak Lake in the Swanson River Canoe System.

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Refuge Notebook: Discover the allure of canoeing opportunities on the refuge

Imagine embarking on a journey through the untouched wilderness of Alaska, gliding along pristine waterways, surrounded by breathtaking…

A racer flies through the air at the Alaska State Motocross Race 3 on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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State motocross sees increased numbers

State races were held last weekend in Kenai

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Reelin ‘Em In: Here come the kings

After a slow start, fish are beginning to show up in larger numbers

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John Chapple, Jr. and John Chapple, III participate in the 1984 Homer Spit Run Race.

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Homer Spit runs scheduled for June 24

Races include a half marathon and 10k race

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State endurance events roundup

Aldridge wins North Pole Tri, Arneson wins Bird Ridge, Atkinson leads area at Mayor’s Marathon

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Reeling ‘Em In: Enough is enough

I must admit that Mother Nature’s decision to drag her 10-inch heels reluctantly into the summer has been…

Anchorage's Carrie Setian leads Soldotna's Jenny Neyman in the Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday, June 9, 2023, along the Kenai River in Soldotna, Alaska. Setian won the event. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Setian captures Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra

Anchorage’s Carrie Setian outlasted Girdwood’s Zach Behney and 13 other runners to win the second Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra…

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Homer Steps Up winning team, the Sweaty Bettys.

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Homer Steps Up 2023 challenge complete on May 28

Awards and results announced at the Challenge Celebration at Karen Hornaday Park on May 31