The tree’s placement at the governor’s mansion coincides with the Christmas season, but it’s meant to represent more than just one winter holiday.
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Years in the making, Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial reaches home stretch
Over the last two years, Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial has leapt from the pages of theoretical design onto a quiet plot of land at the mouth of Heritage Harbor.
Wrangell’s public library celebrates its hundredth year
While it started as a subscription model, the library quickly became one of the few free public libraries in Alaska.
Southeast Alaska commercial salmon harvest 4 times higher than last year
Fish & Game reports that the statewide salmon harvest — both by numbers of fish and by weight — was the third-highest on record.
What’s that reddish color on Wrangell’s petroglyphs?
A Wrangell resident who was out on a walk on Wrangell’s Petroglyph Beach said he noticed what he thought was paint on one of the rocks with ancient carvings.
Wrangell joins other Southeast communities, tribes in calling for transboundary mine reforms
Wrangell’s assembly has unanimously called on Canadian regulators to immediately pause permitting, development and expansion of mines upstream from Southeast Alaska’s waterways. It’s also asking the provincial government of British Columbia to permanently ban the practice of storing liquid mine waste behind earthen dams.