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An Orthodox Tlingit in Alaska

0 Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration, Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.  In the distance is Redoubt Volcano on the other side of Cook Inlet. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, AK,9-NINI,1-14.

We were sitting on the steps of an orthodox church, its gold-tipped dome shimmering like a glorious crown in the sun.  It stood on a bluff above the sandy clamming beaches, overlooking Cook Inlet and from our vantage point we could see in the distanc…

By ajh March 14, 2016
In Alaska, News & features
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