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Tag: Sitka Whale Fest

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Sitka Whalefest. It’s Back!

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Rich McClear

I missed it the last two years.  We HAD Whalefest for the last two years, but it was virtual, on zoom.  We got great lectures at the science symposium that is always the center of Whalefest, but we missed the … Continue reading Sitka Whalefest. It’s Back!

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Whalefest Cruise, 2022.

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Rich McClear

An Arctic air mass sits over Southeast Alaska.  It is cold, colder than usual in November.  It is acting like late December or January.  If I lived on the inside, closer to the mainland, I could have horrific winds as … Continue reading Whalefest Cruise, 2022.

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One Ocean, One World, One Health. Whale Fest 2018

November 10, 2018November 22, 2018 Rich McClear

There were two different worlds, the natural sciences and everyone else.  At least that’s what it seemed like when I was in college more than half a century ago.  The dean organized “Two Worlds” seminars to try to bring us … Continue reading One Ocean, One World, One Health. Whale Fest 2018

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Whales, Whales, Whales!

November 10, 2017 Rich McClear

This weekend we were out on the water with the Sitka Whalefest.   When we got off the Allen Marine boat on Saturday we wondered if it could get any better, with lunge feeding, bubble nets, a breach and whale bows … Continue reading Whales, Whales, Whales!

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Tap Dancing on the Slime Line. (Sitka Whalefest 2017)

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Rich McClear

Is that a headline worthy of “The Sun”?  Sitka Whalefest, is a multi-sensory and multi-disciplinary party that shows what a small town can do when it goes crazy.  And it’s good for you. One minute we’re all singing sea chanteys … Continue reading Tap Dancing on the Slime Line. (Sitka Whalefest 2017)

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Bone Eating Zombie Snot Worms

November 9, 2015January 17, 2016 Rich McClear

If I lived in a big city I would not know about Bone Eating Zombie Snot Worms, but I live in Sitka so I do.  This weekend Sitka celebrated its annual Whale Fest.   It combines art, poetry, and music; whale … Continue reading Bone Eating Zombie Snot Worms

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The Great Spring Sitka Sound Bio-mass Festival.

March 21, 2015January 22, 2016 Rich McClear

March brings life to Sitka Sound.  When the herring come in everyone follows, by air, in the sea and under the sea.  The eagles, gulls, whales, sea lions and fishermen all congregate to celebrate the great spring biomass festival and … Continue reading The Great Spring Sitka Sound Bio-mass Festival.

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Sitka WhaleFest, 2013.

November 4, 2013November 5, 2018 Rich McClear

I’ve never before been to Sitka’s WhaleFest, even though it has been run by old friends.  I have missed 16 of them.  I’ve always been out on assignment in early November and never thought to rearrange my schedule to be … Continue reading Sitka WhaleFest, 2013.

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