Island Byways

Beautiful snowfall, auditions and lots of performing arts activities coming up. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Strong, cold winds; volcanic ash; storytelling, and holiday bazaars. Life on Kodiak Island - Alaska's Emerald Isle.

Blustery weather, Halloween, and auditions - Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Termination dust has arrived, local theatre productions, and more. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak!

Amazing autumn weather continues on the island and the night sky has some surprises over the next week. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Bees, spelling and otherwise, night skies, and the beauty of autumn. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

The Harvest moon, dog trots, art walks, and storytelling. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Quilting, jazz, and the night sky. Cozy autumn happenings on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

What's happening this week on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Autumnal weather brings squalls, color, fish, and bears to Alaska's Emerald Isle. Life on Kodiak!

Autumn is making an appearance on the island, and the community theatre season begins this weekend. Life on Kodiak, Alaska's Emerald Isle.

Late summer fishing and the Kodiak Rodeo and State Fair - Labor Day weekend on Kodiak; Alaska's Emerald Isle.

Darker night skies return to Kodiak and the streams are full of pink salmon. Life on Kodiak Island - Alaska's Emerald Isle.

Gradually changing foliage and fishing opportunities...life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak!

Mid-summer changes on the island: sockeye salmon runs are slowly making way for pink salmon, young birds are finding their way, and more...Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Lupine, iris, and coastal paintbrush are lining the roadways and filling the fields these days. Working with biologists and NOAA on a beached juvenile gray whale at Surfer's Beach...it's all part of life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak! Find out more about the whale here: https://www.kmxt.org/news/2025-07-11/scenes-from-the-sunaq-tribe-harvesting-gray-whale-baleen

The Emerald Isle puts on the green, salmon are swimming upstream, and young actors are onstage to raise funds for a colleague. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Mountain races, salmon fishing, and an abundance of wildflowers this week. Life on Kodiak Island - Alaska's Emerald Isle.

Whales, whales, whales! Eastern Pacific gray whales are showing up in some unusual places near town. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak!

Nature journaling, trail projects, and Audubon hikes - plus nesting birds, whales, and wildflowers! Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle - Kodiak.

Spruce tips, fiddlehead ferns, fireweed, and all manner of green things are rapidly spreading on Kodiak. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle!

Springtime in Kodiak - Crab Festival, nesting birds, beach walks, and more. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Summer is sneaking up on us in the north; whales are moving through local waters, and Peter Pan appears on our stage! Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

Baby lupin, pushki, plant sales, and spring markets. A little sun and warmth make the Emerald Isle shine—life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.

The colors of spring, the community cleanup, and more. Life on Kodiak - Alaska's Emerald Isle.