Whether or not the weather agrees, the summer peak season is officially upon us. The campgrounds are full, the cruise…
Scottish poet Thomas Campbell once wrote, “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” As Memorial Day…
While you don’t have to put away your birding scopes just yet, it is time to dig out your writing…
Camera? Check. Binoculars and/or scope? Check. Notebook? Check. Festival schedule? Check! The 32nd annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is officially…
Nineteenth-century teacher and poet Lucy Larcom once wrote, “When April steps aside for May, like diamonds all the rain-drops glisten;…
The sun’ll come out tomorrow, tomorrow— or so the Betster hopes, despite the weather forecast for this week. But hey,…
How are you celebrating this Earth Day? If you’re looking for opportunities to volunteer and practice conservation, check out the…
The Betster is on the brink of marching outside, banging pots and pans together and shouting “Bring on spring! Bring…
It seems that April Fool’s decided to show us what for, what with the several inches of snow that came…
Well folks, it’s officially breakup season — no, not that kind of breakup. The Betster means the kind we look…
It’s here, folks! The first day of spring — can you tell yet? Cross your fingers that winter gets the…
Ah, spring — that time of year when the snow starts melting, the sun stays out longer, you can almost…
How’s the first week of March treating y’all? The Betster has been enjoying the sun, and hopes that warmer temperatures…