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2018 Season Begins
It was a beautiful ride down to Five Finger Lighthouse on June 3rd of 2018. Our mission was two-fold; to[…]
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2017 Summer Season
It was a busy summer at Five Finger Lighthouse. The keepers, John and Pat Gans, arrived on May 12th and[…]
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Plankton at Five Finger Islands
I’ve always been told that the reason for the turbidity in Alaskan waters was the abundance of small organisms, including[…]
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Do Humpbacks Laugh?
“If Heaven exists, to know that there’s laughter, that would be a great thing.” -Robin Williams Do humpback whales laugh?[…]
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Crow and Eagle
I wake up one morning to a cacophony of agitated crows sounding through my open window. The room is so[…]
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Setting up the Hydrophone
The day after Fred and I arrive at Five Finger Light, Dawn Barlow comes in by boat from Petersburg. A[…]
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First Look at the Lighthouse for 2015
After jumping off the Connie K into shallow waters on the west side of the island, Fred and I climb[…]
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To Five Finger via Baranof
We leave Juneau early morning on May 26. Instead of heading straight south down Stephens Passage to Five Finger Lighthouse,[…]
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