It’s a summer tradition for many in Alaska: pack up the car, drive to Chitina and dipnet for Copper River red salmon. It’s a summer tradition for many in Alaska: pack up the car, drive to Chitina and ...
CHITINA — For riverboat captain Mark Hem, dipnetting for Copper River salmon here is a habit, a livelihood, his daily connection to the natural world of Interior Alaska. He owns Hem Charters and ...