A pair of residents first spotted the whale on Oct. 10 off the coast of Gustavus, Alaska.
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Annual visitor spending tied to Alaska’s national parks: $1.2B
Denali saw slightly fewer visitors than Glacier Bay, but they spent twice as much.
Passengers evacuated after fire breaks out on cruise ship in Glacier Bay
The Sapphire Princess, a larger Princess Cruises ship that was sailing nearby, responded to radio calls from the Wilderness Discoverer and used one of its lifeboats to bring over the passengers and most of the crew.
An 8-bridge fish passage project near Gustavus has been finished
It’s part of a national fish passage program that received $40 million in last year’s federal infrastructure law.
First bear with bird flu in US was cub in Glacier Bay
The only other bear diagnosed with the strain was an adult female black bear in Quebec.
Alaska park managers preparing for loss of some of the state’s most iconic attractions: glaciers
Areas long known for their up-close glacier views are expected to be drastically different in the future, in Kenai Fjords National Park and elsewhere.
A difficult, dynamic place: Lessons from nearly 50 years studying Glacier Bay’s outer coast
Southeast’s tall young mountains, giant earthquakes, green rainforests and large bears have kept University of Alaska geologist Dan Mann coming back for nearly half a century.
Climate change is making Glacier Bay unstable. Scientists are mapping the risks to visitors.
Geologists say the conditions that can lead to landslide-generated tsunamis are only getting more pronounced in Alaska.
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes remote part of Glacier Bay National Park
The Alaska Earthquake Center puts the epicenter directly under the Riggs Glacier in the park. The area is accessible to permitted boaters, backcountry campers and charter operators.
Glacier Bay’s Alsek River predicted to shift course within a few decades due to climate change
This could pose challenges for raft trips and fishing in Glacier Bay National Park.