With no local law enforcement, Tenakee Springs is counting on the public to cooperate.
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Kake ocean monitoring effort takes advantage of quiet waters this summer
A team of Kake residents and students has been monitoring nearby waters to learn about impacts from climate change and the cruise ship industry.
Sitka’s Baranov statue will come down, but it’s not going far
For more than 30 years, a bronze statue of Russian colonial administrator Alexander Baranov has stood in front of one of Sitka’s most prominent government buildings. But not for much longer.
Scientists say Sitka herring is on the rebound, while subsistence users remain skeptical
Herring stocks in Sitka Sound are on the rebound, according to state scientists tracking the data. But subsistence users are skeptical.
‘Mr. Mount Edgecumbe’: Tlingit elder Gil Truitt has died
Truitt was a member of Mount Edgecumbe High School’s first graduating class and worked at the Sitka boarding school for more than thirty years before retiring in the early 90s.
It’s not just people who need to worry about getting sick from eating shellfish; pets can get PSP too
It’s not just people that can get sick or even die from eating toxic mussels, clams or other shellfish. Pet owners need to watch out for their pups too.
Sitkans gather to demand the relocation of controversial Baranov Statue
Over the years, people have damaged the statue. The current group of protesters is asking the city to relocate it to a less prominent spot and replace it with a more inclusive monument.
National conversations about policing and race continue in small-town Alaska
In Sitka, some call for the reform of a police department that has battled high turnover, fallout from internal lawsuits and a recent excessive use of force incident on a teen.
Tenakee Springs residents hope their first ferry in nine months brings only people and supplies, not coronavirus
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry LeConte made the first of three summer sailings to the Chichagof Island community of Tenakee Springs.
Instead of guiding this summer, seasonal workers are helping with COVID-19 testing at Sitka’s airport
Allen Marine normally operates tour boats out of Sitka, Juneau and Ketchikan. But with tourism numbers way down because of the coronavirus, they’re branching out.