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My husband and I were stationed in Kodiak with the Coast Guard for two years. We were determined to do it all while we were there. I actually printed the “100 things to do in Kodiak” list and checked it off as I went. So a week before we were to transfer out we decided to go on a bear tour. It was fantastic to get an up-close encounter with such gentle, beautiful animals. Kodiak was a great community to live in, and this tour was a great way to end our short stay. Photo Michelle Kendrick.
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More than a local namesake, a school mascot, an international icon and the largest land predator, the Kodiak brown bear is part of everyday life for residents and visitors to the archipelago. We may not encounter a li...
![File - In this Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Jason Barnum, known as "Eyeball", is arraigned on charges of attempted murder and felony assault at the Anchorage Jail in Anchorage, Alaska. Judge Ralph Beistline ruled Friday, April 18, 2014 that defense attorneys in the Kodiak Coast Guard murder trial can’t for now call Barnum as a witness in custody on another case. Beistline ruled Friday that 38-year-old Barnum didn’t have a sufficient connection to testify in the trial of 62-year-old James Wells. Barnum is charged with attempting to kill an Anchorage police officer at hotel in September 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, file)](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/1107/assets/C533_Coast_Guard_Shootings_Harr150X150.jpg "File - In this Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Jason Barnum, known as "Eyeball", is arraigned on charges of attempted murder and felony assault at the Anchorage Jail in Anchorage, Alaska. Judge Ralph Beistline ruled Friday, April 18, 2014 that defense attorneys in the Kodiak Coast Guard murder trial can’t for now call Barnum as a witness in custody on another case. Beistline ruled Friday that 38-year-old Barnum didn’t have a sufficient connection to testify in the trial of 62-year-old James Wells. Barnum is charged with attempting to kill an Anchorage police officer at hotel in September 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, file)")
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![Tom Saunders and Bill Polson broke their hand scale trying to weigh this 47-inch, 68.9-pound salmon they caught Tuesday in Kalsin Bay. "It almost didn't fit in the net. We struggled to finally get him in the boat," Saunders said.](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/1107/assets/J57E_Tom_Sanders_King_Salmon.jpg "Tom Saunders and Bill Polson broke their hand scale trying to weigh this 47-inch, 68.9-pound salmon they caught Tuesday in Kalsin Bay. "It almost didn't fit in the net. We struggled to finally get him in the boat," Saunders said.")
Tom Saunders and Bill Polson broke their hand scale trying to weigh this 47-inch, 68.9-pound salmon they caught Tuesday in Kalsin Bay. "It almost didn't fit in the net. We struggled to finally get him in the boat," Saunders said.
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