Month: November 2022

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SAIL Senior Hiking Club sets next hike for the morning of Thursday, Dec. 1

The Sitka office of the Southeast Alaska Independent Living Inc. (SAIL) has announced its next Senior Hiking Club hike event.

The hike will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1. Seniors should meet to hike the Sitka Cross Trail from the Starrigavan Boat Launch parking lot entrance. Rides are available for those who need them. Participants should be prepared to wear masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and practice distancing while on the hike.

Normally, the group picks the trail on the day of the hike, but occasionally a trail is picked before the event. SAIL makes trekking poles available for hikers to use (trekking poles are great on ice or uneven terrain, and they help seniors keep their balance), and hikers are encouraged to bring ice cleats such as YakTrax during the icy months of winter.

SAIL offers Senior Hiking Club events for those age 60 or older once or twice a month, and now plans to alternate them on Mondays with Adventure Club events. There is a $10 fee, but nobody will be turned away because of finances. Please use this link for the scholarship form, https://forms.gle/SYCKpaVjCoKXpzqz5. The hikes are open to people of all abilities and fitness levels. To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, check out our January 2013 post introducing the club.

To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, senior and adaptive kayaking trips, senior cycling events, and and a variety of other outdoors skills and survival classes, contact SAIL ORCA (Outdoor Recreation and Community Access) program coordinator Mary Sheehan at 1-888-487-1029 or email her at msheehan@sailinc.org.

• SAIL events calendar for December 2022

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Public scoping meeting scheduled for Nov. 30 about Phase II of Sitka Sea Walk

A public scoping meeting for Phase II of the Sitka Sea Walk is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

The meeting will discuss a proposal to improve accessibility to the Sitka National Historical Park and downtown Sitka by extending the current Sitka Sea Walk. The proposed extension will go from the current end of the Sea Walk by Crescent Harbor and Harrigan Centennial Hall past the Sitka Public Library and O’Connell Lightering Facility and onto Totem Square.

The project will guide visitor and resident pedestrian traffic through the community and provide expanded recreation opportunities. The public can later watch this recorded meeting and provide comments via the project website. The deadline for comments is Dec. 30, and they can be submitted using this link.

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Greater Sitka Arts Council to host annual Fall Art Walk on Friday, Nov. 25

The Greater Sitka Arts Council will host its annual Fall Art Walk from 5-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, at several businesses in downtown Sitka.

The free art walk will give people a chance to see new art work, visit with your neighbors, and maybe get an early gift idea for the holidays. Friday, Nov. 25, is a sales tax holiday in Sitka, so you won’t have to pay tax on any art you buy.

Participating businesses this year include Old Harbor Books, Island Artists Gallery, Alaska Designed (The Sticker Store), Artist Cove Gallery, Fate Accompli Gallery, and Galanin + Klein. In addition, there will be music performances by Belly Meat at Island Artists Gallery, and at Galanin + Klein from the Ukulele Group (6 p.m.) and the Jen Reid Trio (7 p.m.).

There also is a virtual art walk involving additional artists and businesses, including Sitka Studio of Dance and Sitka Cirque. More details can be found here, https://www.sitkaartscouncil.org/fallartwalk2022.

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SAIL Senior Hiking Club sets next hike for the morning of Thursday, Nov. 17

The Sitka office of the Southeast Alaska Independent Living Inc. (SAIL) has announced its next Senior Hiking Club hike event.

The hike will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17. Seniors should meet to hike the Yaaw Kookk’ (Herring Cove Trail). Rides are available for those who need them. Participants should be prepared to wear masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and practice distancing while on the hike.

Normally, the group picks the trail on the day of the hike, but occasionally a trail is picked before the event. SAIL makes trekking poles available for hikers to use (trekking poles are great on ice or uneven terrain, and they help seniors keep their balance), and hikers are encouraged to bring ice cleats such as YakTrax during the icy months of winter.

SAIL offers Senior Hiking Club events for those age 60 or older once or twice a month, and now plans to alternate them on Mondays with Adventure Club events. There is a $10 fee, but nobody will be turned away because of finances. Please use this link for the scholarship form, https://forms.gle/SYCKpaVjCoKXpzqz5. The hikes are open to people of all abilities and fitness levels. To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, check out our January 2013 post introducing the club.

To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, senior and adaptive kayaking trips, senior cycling events, and and a variety of other outdoors skills and survival classes, contact SAIL ORCA (Outdoor Recreation and Community Access) program coordinator Mary Sheehan at 1-888-487-1029 or email her at msheehan@sailinc.org.

• SAIL events calendar for November 2022

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SAIL Senior Hiking Club sets next hike for the morning of Thursday, Nov. 10

The Sitka office of the Southeast Alaska Independent Living Inc. (SAIL) has announced its next Senior Hiking Club hike event.

The hike will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10. Seniors should meet to hike the Forest and Muskeg Trail. Rides are available for those who need them. Participants should be prepared to wear masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and practice distancing while on the hike.

Normally, the group picks the trail on the day of the hike, but occasionally a trail is picked before the event. SAIL makes trekking poles available for hikers to use (trekking poles are great on ice or uneven terrain, and they help seniors keep their balance), and hikers are encouraged to bring ice cleats such as YakTrax during the icy months of winter.

SAIL offers Senior Hiking Club events for those age 60 or older once or twice a month, and now plans to alternate them on Mondays with Adventure Club events. There is a $10 fee, but nobody will be turned away because of finances. Please use this link for the scholarship form, https://forms.gle/SYCKpaVjCoKXpzqz5. The hikes are open to people of all abilities and fitness levels. To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, check out our January 2013 post introducing the club.

To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, senior and adaptive kayaking trips, senior cycling events, and and a variety of other outdoors skills and survival classes, contact SAIL ORCA (Outdoor Recreation and Community Access) program coordinator Mary Sheehan at 1-888-487-1029 or email her at msheehan@sailinc.org.

• SAIL events calendar for November 2022

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SAIL Senior Hiking Club sets next hike for the morning of Thursday, Nov. 3

The Sitka office of the Southeast Alaska Independent Living Inc. (SAIL) has announced its next Senior Hiking Club hike event.

The hike will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3. Seniors should meet to hike the Sitka Cross Trail (Kramer Street Entrance). Rides are available for those who need them. Participants should be prepared to wear masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and practice distancing while on the hike.

Normally, the group picks the trail on the day of the hike, but occasionally a trail is picked before the event. SAIL makes trekking poles available for hikers to use (trekking poles are great on ice or uneven terrain, and they help seniors keep their balance), and hikers are encouraged to bring ice cleats such as YakTrax during the icy months of winter.

SAIL offers Senior Hiking Club events for those age 60 or older once or twice a month, and now plans to alternate them on Mondays with Adventure Club events. There is a $10 fee, but nobody will be turned away because of finances. Please use this link for the scholarship form, https://forms.gle/SYCKpaVjCoKXpzqz5. The hikes are open to people of all abilities and fitness levels. To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, check out our January 2013 post introducing the club.

To learn more about the Senior Hiking Club, senior and adaptive kayaking trips, senior cycling events, and and a variety of other outdoors skills and survival classes, contact SAIL ORCA (Outdoor Recreation and Community Access) program coordinator Mary Sheehan at 1-888-487-1029 or email her at msheehan@sailinc.org.

• SAIL events calendar for November 2022