Signs of Alaska
I grew up in a sign-painting family and worked in the industry for a number of my early years. Back then, the zoning boards and code enforcers did everything they could to tamp down signage in the visible landscape. Urban planners said signs were, “just a means of indexing the environment.” Well such ‘planning’ was…
Petersburg: Alaska’s Little Norway
At a low slack tide on a Sunday, we carefully meandered through the maze of rocks and day marks that peppered the winding length of Wrangell Pass on our way to Petersburg. Once we arrived, Matthew swung the boat into position for docking on the end tie and I stood on our transom steps, stern line…