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Birders propose actions to protect area bird habitat
Birders propose actions to protect area bird habitat
By George Matz • March 4, 2015 4:53 pm

(Editor’s Note: The following recently was presented as Kachemak Bay Birders’ testimony to the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission and…

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Outhouse racers compete last year at the Homer Winter Carnival. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
Homer Winter Carnival: A Tradition for 61 Years
By Toni Ross • February 11, 2015 3:12 pm

Feeling February’s chill now that the temperature has dropped?  Warm up with the 61st annual Homer Winter Carnival today through…

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Engine trouble brings TOTE ship into bay
Engine trouble brings TOTE ship into bay
By Miranda Weiss • January 28, 2015 3:36 pm

It was probably the shortest job in the business. Marine pilot Captain Donal Ryan took the M/V Midnight Sun out…

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Blue Urchin owners Rebekah and Jay Pearson stand amid some of the unique items offered in their shop on the Harbor Boardwalk on the Homer Spit.-Photo by Toni Ross
Blue Urchin: ‘Elusive luxury’
By Toni Ross • December 18, 2014 10:40 am

If one of the presents under your tree is wrapped in a nautical chart and tied with a bow, chances…

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Engine brakes used for safety’s sake
Engine brakes used for safety’s sake
October 1, 2014 5:04 pm

There is an old saying in Alaska: “There are four seasons in Alaska: almost winter, winter, still winter, and ‘Construction.’”We…

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Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Grow for it
September 17, 2014 5:35 pm

Messages decorate the side of “Grow,” this year’s Burning Basket at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit. The basket was…

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Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Bon Voyage, Sarah
September 3, 2014 6:07 pm

British adventurer Sarah Outen waves as she rides her bike, Hercules, on the Homer Spit as she sets off for…

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A bald eagle this morning sits on top of the tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit near Mariner Park about 15 minutes after a false siren and tsunami warning was issued.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Maintenance error triggers false tsunami alarm
By Michael Armstrong • September 2, 2014 1:03 pm

An error made during maintenance of the National Weather Service, Anchorage, alert system caused a false tsunami alarm this morning….

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Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Onward to New York
August 28, 2014 11:18 am

Sarah Outen touches the Seafarers Memorial statue after she and Justine Curgenven landed on the Homer Spit on Aug. 14…

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Part of Kachemak Drive to be closed Sept. 3
Part of Kachemak Drive to be closed Sept....
August 28, 2014 9:43 am

A short section of Kachemak Drive will be closed to through traffic from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sept. 3. The Alaska…

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Be careful out there: Lead is flying
Be careful out there: Lead is flying
By Nick C. Varney • August 21, 2014 3:21 pm

If Captain Kirk and his gang from the starship Enterprise had popped out of a reverse time warp above the…

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Friday marks beginning of snagging on parts of Spit
Friday marks beginning of snagging on parts of...
August 13, 2014 5:26 pm

Last Saturday during the incoming tide, I decided to take on a unique challenge by attempting to simultaneously scrutinize two…

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Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer Spit Campground: 40 years a family tradition
By Michael Armstrong • August 6, 2014 3:25 pm

As long as people have been visiting the Homer Spit, they have camped outdoors. Archaeologists have found shell middens at…

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