Afognak is the name of an island, and a mountain in the northern part of the Kodiak Archipelago. It is also the name of a passage between little Whale Island and Afognak Island on the shores of which ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska environmental regulators say salvage operations for a fishing vessel that went aground near Afognak Island are expected to begin in April. The state Department of ...

Sep. 3—State officials say a grounded fishing vessel leaking diesel from a beach near Kodiak has prompted a commercial fishing closure as well as precautions at a salmon hatchery. The Sea Ern ran hard ...

KODIAK, Alaska, May 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Afognak Native Corporation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of Daniel “Dan” M. Corbett as Chief Executive Officer, leading ...

ANCHORAGE, Ala., May 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 28 th, 2018, Afognak Native Corporation will host their third annual Afognak Youth Charity Golf Tournament at the Anchorage Golf Course. Last ...

Igvak was a Russian-American Company fur-hunting outpost (artel) on the south end of Afognak Island that was occupied from the 1790s to about 1830. Midden samples were recovered from deposits adjacent ...

Naval engineering firm Glosten and Associates of Seattle will guide the state as it plans a new ocean-going ferry to replace the 49-year-old ferry Tustumena, reports the 'Kodiak Daily Mirror', citing ...

Sep. 3—State officials say a grounded fishing vessel leaking diesel from a beach near Kodiak has prompted a commercial fishing closure as well as precautions at a salmon hatchery. The Sea Ern ran hard ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, July 13, 2023, the 7 th Annual Afognak Youth Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the Native Village of Port Lions and the Native ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, July 11 th, the 8 th Annual Afognak Youth Charity Golf Tournament will be held at the Anchorage Golf Course. The event provides a ...