Daysha Eaton/KMXT A fisherman died Monday on a beach at Alitak Bay on the southern end of Kodiak Island. That’s according to information from the U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers. Troopers confirmed Wednesday that the fisherman who died is 47-year-old Blake Gloria of Kodiak. Tim DeSpain, a Trooper spokesperson, says the Coast Guard called them from Kodiak at …
Read More »After crash, Kodiak Island berries appear to be on their way back
(Photo by Melody Ayres-Griffiths/Flickr) Daysha Eaton/KMXT Last year was not a good year for berries on Kodiak Island, to put it mildly. Low berry production was a bummer for human berry pickers. But the bad berry year also affected wildlife, including the island’s iconic brown bears that rely on the fruit to put on fat to survive the winter. …
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