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    Lael Wilcox prepares to launch her loaded packraft into the Fox River. (Photo by Bjørn Olson)
    The adventure trail
    By Bjørn Olson • September 21, 2017 9:30 am

    The idea behind any wilderness bicycling adventure is to ride as much as possible. This often means shifting into the…

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    Volunteers work on a section of new trail earlier this year at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Robert Archibald)
    New trails complete at Karen Hornaday
    By Megan Pacer • August 31, 2017 9:59 am

    As if there weren’t already enough reasons to love Homer’s Karen Hornaday Park, a group of service-minded volunteers just added…

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    Øisten Stokke Berget of Trondheim, Norway, holds a halibut he caught while fishing on the North Country Charters fishing boat Irish on July 16, 2017 out of Homer Alaska. Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News
    Learning from the tourists: halibut fishing is a...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 27, 2017 10:25 am

    Every summer we jaded Homerites sometimes scoff at the sport halibut fishermen who head out almost daily (except Wednesdays) on…

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    Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News McKenna Connelly, left, plunges into an especially deep pocket of muddy water while holding tight to Alivia Craddock’s hand Saturday, July 22, 2017 during the annual Mud Wallow held at Cottonwood Horse Park in Homer, Alaska. Hosted by the organization Nature Rocks, the messy event is in its eighth year.
    ‘Mud, mud, glorious mud’
    By Megan Pacer • July 26, 2017 2:22 pm

    “Whoever came up with this idea is a genius!” a young girl proclaimed as she slipped and splashed her way…

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    Big bird, big appetite
    Big bird, big appetite
    July 20, 2017 9:59 am

    A bald eagle sits near its nest by the Homer motorhome dump on June 24, 2017, across the Sterling Highway…

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    Dog jog photos
    Dog jog photos
    By Michael Armstrong • June 1, 2017 10:58 am

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    Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News. A Pacific golden plover was seen at Louie's Lagoon on the Homer Spit last Friday.
    Shorebird celebrates 25 years
    By Michael Armstrong • May 4, 2017 9:26 am

    The 25th annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival celebrates its silver anniversary with a look backward to one of the first…

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    24th Annual Winter King tournament is March 18
    24th Annual Winter King tournament is March 18
    March 1, 2017 12:26 pm

    The Homer Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 24th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament (WKT) on Saturday,…

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    64 species, 10,492 individual birds seen during Homer’s annual Christmas bird count
    64 species, 10,492 individual birds seen during Homer’s...
    By Lani Raymond • December 28, 2016 3:50 pm

    Forty-two volunteers participated in Homer’s annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, five watching feeders in their own yard and the others…

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    Strange fish found in deep waters
    Strange fish found in deep waters
    July 20, 2016 4:34 pm

    Jay Landreville, deckhand on the Arctic Envy of Silver Fox Charters, holds up a wolf-fish a client caught July 12…

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    Seldovia resident Dick Wyland poses with the 245-pound halibut he pulled in on July 15. -photo provided
    Seldovia man hauls in monster halibut
    By Anna Frost • July 20, 2016 4:19 pm

    To his great surprise and elation, Seldovia resident Dick Wyland caught a 245-pound halibut while fishing with Seldovia Fishing Adventures…

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    Kayak guide Kim McNett demonstrates how to roll and right a kayak in Peterson Bay in July 2014.
    Kayak smart and safe this summer
    By Anna Frost • July 13, 2016 4:08 pm

    Kayaking, though a popular summer activity in Homer, can prove dangerous if not approached with the proper information and equipment….

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    Garlic scapes twirl and twist as they grow. Synergy Gardens' First Annual Great Garlic Scape Festival celebrated the plants' unique aesthetic qualities and sharp garlic flavor through artistic and culinary activities.
    Synergy Gardens celebrates garlic, local produce
    By Anna Frost • July 13, 2016 3:15 pm

    One greenhouse, two high tunnels, three fenced open-air garden plots and three-and-a-half years of work make up Synergy Gardens, a…

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