Mat-Su Valley Blog

The Mat-Su Valley is home to many notable Alaska artists, from Shane Lamb to Gail Niebrugge. This weekend, however, artists from around the state will convene at Mat-Su College for the fifth-annual Machetanz Arts Festival, a showcase for art in all forms. From June 2-5, featured artist Dean Larson...

The Musk Ox Farm in Palmer was able to capture on video the birth of Pixie this spring. This Sunday, moms around the world are celebrated - and rightfully so - on Mother's Day. Here in the Mat-Su Valley, however, the day has special significance at two local farms. The Musk Ox Farm traditionally...

Sand hill cranes arrive in the Mat-Su Valley. Photo courtesy of www.lifetimeadventures.net and Dan McDonough. Each spring, here in the Mat-Su Valley we look for signs of summer - snow receding from the mountaintops, grass starting to poke up, pussy willows starting to change into green leaves. But...