Justine Curgenven and Sarah Outen (L-R) leaving Atka on May 16. (Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB)

A British adventurer who's kayaking through the Aleutian Islands has knocked out a challenging leg of the journey -- in half the time she'd expected.

Sarah Outen and her kayaking partner, Justine Curgenven, arrived in Nikolski on Monday.

Atka bids farewell to Sarah Outen and Justine Curgenven on May 16. (Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB)

For the past three years, a British woman has been trying to travel around the globe using only her own strength. Sarah Outen is now in the Aleutian Islands, tackling some of the world’s wildest seas in a kayak -- and learning plenty along the way. 

Vox Machine performs at a school assembly Friday morning. (Lauren Adams/KUCB)

This weekend, Unalaska’s being invaded -- by a cappella.

Vox Machine is an all-vocal ensemble with roots in Boston. They were invited to Unalaska to perform at Just Desserts. It's a fundraiser for the Aleutian Arts Council.

But during the rest of their short visit, the singing group has performed in classrooms and at school assemblies. They’re even planning to hit the high school prom tomorrow.

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The Islands of the Four Mountains are at the center of the Aleutians -- geographically, and in folklore passed down from prehistoric times. But we don’t know much about the people who lived there.

An upcoming expedition to the site may change that. KUCB’s Annie Ropeik caught up with the researchers in Unalaska as they prepared for their trip -- and for what it could reveal about the earliest Unangan people.

J. Torres speaking in Unalaska on March 3. / Credit: Luc Sevilla

A lot of elements go into a simple comic book. There’s artwork, there’s editing -- and most importantly, for the Filipino and Canadian comic writer J. Torres, there’s the script.

The award-winning author visited Unalaska’s schools and gave a presentation at the library last week, as part of his tour of the state. KUCB’s Lauren Rosenthal has more.

Mayak Bilkuei at his apartment in Unalaska. / Credit: Lauren Rosenthal

A civil war being fought on the other side of the world has had a serious impact on one Unalaska resident.

Mayak Bilkuei is from South Sudan, where recent ethnic and political violence has claimed up to 10,000 lives -- including some of his own family.

KUCB/Pipa Escalante

Last weekend, Unalaskans celebrated the fifth annual Filipino festival of Santacruzan. Families gathered for a pageant and flower parade in honor of religious and historical figures.

KUCB's Audrey Carlsen was there and brings you this audio postcard.

The camp is being held on Korovin Beach in Atka. (Credit: Lauren Rosenthal)

Unangan elders and cultural experts are converging on a remote beach in Atka this week for the island’s first-ever culture camp.

"The camp’s going to focus on traditional foods, traditional boat building and basket weaving," says David Michael Karabelnikoff.

Karabelnikoff is an activist and traditional qayaq maker from Anchorage. He helped the Atka tribal council plan the event.

The Fish-N-Bowl (Stephanie Joyce)

The Ounalashka Corporation is getting the ball rolling on reopening its bowling alley. OC put out a request for proposals this week, asking for individuals or businesses that might want to run the Fish-N-Bowl.

OC Operations manager Dave Gregory says it’s been closed for too long.

“It was open back in the late 80s and it was a pretty thriving little place for five or six years, and then something happened and the owner/operator just went out of business and left all the bowling equipment there.”