Island Byways

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