The nation’s northernmost high school football team, the Barrow Whalers, were just a half dozen years removed from winning the ASAA Division III state championship. The Whalers had a host of all-state ...
Snow gear in August? Yes, it’s real. Welcome to high school football in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The Barrow Whalers opened their 2025 season at Cathy Parker Field last Friday, and the setting looks straight ...
The author traveled out on the ice of the Arctic Ocean to witness Inupiat whalers hunting bowhead whales, thereby providing food for the community and preserving an ancient practice.