From the 49th
Jeff LundJeff Lund is a Ketchikan-based writer, teacher, and host of the On Step Alaska podcast. His column 'I Went to the Woods' appears in the Juneau Empire. He is the author of Big Wild Life and A Miserable Paradise.
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I’ll take the money, unless you’ve got a really good idea
Last year I used part of my dividend on a fly out hunt in the interior.
It’s direct deposit time. The bonus for living here that’s seen as a bribe or redistribution of wealth to the Lower 48ers who don’t know.
The Permanent Fund was...
Tongass Panel
This episode features a panel of Southeast Alaska locals—guides, hunters, and conservationists—discussing the Tongass National Forest. We discuss past logging impacts, the Roadless Rule, and transitioning to young-growth management. We also...
The Worst Junk Mail
Bill Hill is challenging Republican Nick Begich for Alaska’s lone seat in the House of Representatives. Apparently he is a “Mamdani clone.”
My daughter loves the mail.
One of her first sentences was, “Thank you, mail guy.”
But even she’...
The venison run
There is a difference between filling a tag, and making a meat run. I’ve got four free deer tags, for which I am fortunate. But ground beef is also $9 a pound at the store. And that’s cheap compared to real rural areas of the state.
A...
Food: Best pastries in Southeast Alaska?
Some things are so good they are worth writing about—right now.
My wife was in Petersburg for work all week and brought home a trio of pastries from The Salty Pantry.
Bringing home treats is not a big deal for many in geographical a...
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Freelance writer and teacher in Ketchikan, Alaska. Author - A Miserable Paradise: Life in Southeast Alaska (2021), Big Wild Life (2025)
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