During busy cruise ship summers, seasonal employees who show up to work in Skagway often have no place to live.
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Denali Park Road landslide prompts closure and search for long-term fix
A thawing rock glacier underneath a 100-yard section of the road going through Polychrome Pass is causing the road to slump.
NTSB: Searchers described poor visibility around Misty Fjords fatal crash site
Pilots described cloud ceilings as low as 600 feet above the ground in the valley where the aircraft was found.
Denali National Park closes road near halfway point for rest of season due to ongoing landslide
The park service says the Pretty Rocks landslide, located around Mile 45, has required increasing maintenance in recent years because it is changing rapidly due to climate change.
A trip through Canada’s newly reopened border: ‘So empty for so long’
To get through the border, you’ll need your passport, your vaccination card, proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hours and a completed ArriveCan application.
First cruise ships tie up at new dock outside of Ketchikan
The two-berth Mill at Ward Cove welcomed cruise ship passengers in early August.
Alaska’s share of fatal, small commercial plane crashes is growing, KUCB and ProPublica investigation shows
The Aug. 5 sightseeing crash near Ketchikan has renewed concerns about the number of fatal, small commercial aircraft accidents in Alaska.
Residents of Alaska border towns eager to travel into Canada but chafe at COVID testing requirements
For many Alaskans living in Southeast towns close to the Canada border, that country’s reopening Monday to vaccinated Americans signified a small return to normal life after more than a year of isolation from neighboring communities.
Mendenhall Glacier’s retreat is exposing new land. The Forest Service doesn’t want it to be mined.
In 1952, the Forest Service took the land around the Mendenhall Glacier off the table for mining. Now there’s a strip of land exposed by the shrinking glacier.
Cruise ships returned to Southeast Alaska, but don’t call it a comeback
The year before the pandemic, Alaska set record numbers for cruise ship tourism. This year, it’s estimated Juneau will see about 10% of its usual cruise traffic.