by Tele | Apr 19, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Hooked Favorites, Sitka
Longtime Hooked friends may recognize Isabella Brady’s name from last summer’s story of a traditional foods dinner. Leaning on a walker, dishing slabs of moose alongside venison stew, the Alaska Native Sisterhood president commanded as...
by Tele | Apr 1, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Sitka
The view of our neighborhood, friends: Cap’n J got this one a few evenings ago. Mount Edgecumbe never fails to bring a smile to my face. On April 1st, that smile expands to a chuckle as I remember our volcano’s role in one of the most...
by Tele | Mar 31, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Sitka, Sustainability
When Cap’n J and I walked back to the boat after our pie and coffee, we commented on how different today felt — such a palpable pulse in the air, diesel engines revving as seiners jockeyed through the harbor and steamed out, anticipating...
by Tele | Mar 30, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Hooked Favorites, Sitka, Sustainability
When Cap’n J and I arrived in Sitka last week, we found the harbor packed with seiners, decks loaded with coiled nets, and the air near-electric. As captains and crew paced the docks, I found it easy to imagine their boats as equally impatient –...
by Tele | Mar 23, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, F/V Nerka, Sitka, Women in Fishing
Oh, man, friends… We arrived yesterday evening to this: And, like a gift, today received this: That’s the view from the Nerka’s helm. Absolutely glorious, and I find I’m not able to do much of anything today but smile. (Oh, and spend an hour...
by Tele | Mar 22, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Culture, F/V Nerka, Sitka, Women in Fishing
I’m typing quietly this morning, friends. Thick darkness outside, my housemates are still clinging to sleep. All except Bear – I poked her awake and insisted she join me downstairs. She’s been a loyal companion in my writing room all winter,...
