Is Jade Found on Kodiak Island? What Rockhounds Should Know
If you’ve spent any time walking the beaches between charters, you’ve probably picked up a smooth, colorful stone and wondered if you’d stumbled onto something valuable. Jade Kodiak Island searches turn up a lot online because jade is Alaska’s...How Kodiak Island Got Its Name and What It Means Today
Guests who fly into Larsen Bay for a week of halibut fishing often ask us the same question once they see the mountains and the tide flats: where does the name Kodiak actually come from? The answer to how Kodiak Island got its name involves two very different peoples,...What Kind of Forest Grows on Kodiak Island
If you spend a few days at Larsen Bay chasing halibut and silver salmon, you will also spend time looking past the boat rail at the shoreline. The dense, dark green tree line that wraps around the bay is not what most people picture when they think of Alaska....