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    Birch and aspen trees offer a splash of fall color by Hidden Lake looking toward Skilak Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, near Sterling, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    October 3, 2018 4:47 pm

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    Two rock sculptures are part of dozens an artist made along the Homer Spit last week, as seen in this photo taken Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    Trees along Beluga Lake disappear into fog on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Much of Homer and the surrounding area was enveloped in a quiet blanket of fog that morning as fall made its presence known. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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    September 19, 2018 7:21 pm

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    Northern lights glow about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, over Diamond Ridge near Homer, Alaska. At times the aurora spread in a long arc from east to west. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    September 12, 2018 5:50 pm

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    Erin Searcy-Dudgeon Wells of Rogues & Wenches, center, leads a sing along at the Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Society Festival on Saturday at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon campground. At left are Lucia Woofter and Lena Gonzales. At far right is Hunter Woofter, Devin Frey, second from right, and Bob Woofter. (File photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)
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    August 29, 2018 2:37 pm

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    August 22, 2018 4:08 pm

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    At left, Jillian Tracy, 12, of Palmer, and Caroline Higgins, right, of Philadelphia, do a presentation on orca whales at the end of Marine Mammal Camp on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in Homer, Alaska. The girls and other camps went to the camp at the Peterson Bay Field Station and then closed with talks on marine mammals. They also articulated a “sea cat,” or lynx, skeleton with bone expert Lee Post. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    August 15, 2018 8:11 pm

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    Members of the LowDown Brass Band perform an impromptu session Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018 at the Homer Brewery in Homer, Alaska. The band played at Salmonfest on Saturday, at Alice’s Champagne Palace on Tuesday and at Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    August 8, 2018 10:35 pm

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    A bee pollinates a Sitka rose bush by the Homer News office on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    By Michael Armstrong • July 25, 2018 6:04 pm

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    Bird is the word Palmer artist Francois Girard stands by art from his show, “Alaska Wings,” at the First Friday opening on July 6 at the Art Shop Gallery in Homer, Alaska. Girard creates sculptures he calls “Bird Blocks” made from prints adhered to wood and varnished. He also displays some of his original paintings. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    By Megan Pacer • July 18, 2018 5:28 pm

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    Killer whales from several pods swim in Kachemak Bay on July 9, 2018 near Seldovia, Alaska. About 40 resident whales were seen in the area. Emma Luck, a University of Alaska Southeast marine biology student saw the whales while working as a naturalist for Rainbow Tours. “I’ve personally never seen so many killer whales in one spot,” Luck said. “It was a sight to behold.” (Photo by Emma Luck)
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    By Michael Armstrong • July 11, 2018 6:15 pm

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    Kite boarders play in Kachemak Bay while a fog bank covers the south shore last Saturday afternoon, June 30, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. When the afternoon bay breeze kicks in, Homer’s kite boarding community can be seen off the Mariner Park beach. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    A golden crowned sparrow hops along through the gravel and grass just off Lake Street on Monday, June 23, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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