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Sail into summer with expert boat safety knowledge

Mike Morris joined KCAW's Rich McClear to talk about a new boating course at the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The introductory 8-hour class covers a range of topics like trailer-ing, rules of the road, emergency procedures, how to pass a vessel exam, and so much more.

Slippery slopes prove perilous for Sitka hikers

Several slip-ups on Sitka trails kept the Coast Guard and Search and Rescue teams busy this weekend. The Sitka Fire Department got calls on Saturday and Sunday about hikers in need of assistance.

Carver and teacher, Abel Ryan, shares Tsimshian traditions

Abel Ryan is back where he started: Teaching art in the gallery of Sitka’s Sheldon Jackson Museum. The Tsimshian carver and engraver will be a familiar face to many locals. He’s been demonstrating traditional formline art and carving at the museum on and off for 16 years.

Castaway offers a culinary cruise through the tropics

A new food truck opened in Sitka last week -- one that steers clear of the usual suspects like black cod tips or grilled halibut. CastAway is dishing out Puerto Rican and Cuban classics.

Listen to the 2018 Radio Adventure Hour

All photos courtesy of Bobbi Jordan Listen below to the 2018 GSAC Community Theater’s Radio...

Find your fifteen minutes of fame at the Southeast Alaska State Fair

Brandon and Abby Saiz joined KCAW’s Rich McClear this morning, where they explained just...

Kukui crew welcomes new commander

The Cutter Kukui welcomed a new commander today. Lieutenant Commander Raymond Reichl of Juneau takes over for Lieutenant Commander Patrick Armstrong, who led the crew on a rare voyage through the Northwest Passage.

No excuse for poor bike maintenance, experts say

Charlie Lowell is in Sitka this week for the Alaska Walk/Bike Conference, where he led a bike maintenance workshop. He is the youth program director at the Susitna Bike Institute in Anchorage. There, he teaches all ages about how to keep their bikes in tip-top shape. But how does one do that? Lowell offers a few places to start.

Scott Joplin joins classical giants at Sitka Summer Music Festival

Zuill Bailey and Richard Dowling join KCAW's Brooke Schafer to talk all about the 47th annual Sitka Summer Music Festival, which kicked off last night with a free cafe concert at the Mean Queen.

Sitka Fine Arts Camp brings Oklahoma! and more

Executive director Roger Schmidt of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to talk about what the summer holds at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.