But like many Southeast Alaska businesses, the Arctic relies on summer cruise tourists to make ends meet.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Census officials say they’ll count all rural Alaskans, but workers on the ground aren’t so sure
A handful of Census workers in rural Alaska are running out of time to count the tens of thousands of people living off the road system.
It’s official: Alaska won’t see any large cruise ships this year
Norwegian Cruise Line canceled the five late-summer sailings left on its schedule.
How Providence workers fought to contain ‘lightning speed’ coronavirus at site of Alaska’s largest outbreak
Tests over several weeks revealed 47 coronavirus cases among the center’s patients and caregivers — about one in four. Two patients died.
Passenger on board the Alaska ferry Kennicott tests positive for COVID-19
The department says it doesn’t know when the passenger became infected or became contagious.
Skagway asks small cruise ships not to come…for now
Skagway’s assembly wants to see a more robust COVID-19 mitigation plan before the company docks in town—even if that means waiting until 2021.
For the second day in a row, the state reports an Alaskan has died of COVID-19 as number new cases climbs
State health officials identified 55 new cases of the virus by the end of the day on Friday
Anchorage names bars and restaurants where patrons may have been exposed to COVID-19
The Anchorage Department of Health has announced 19 locations in the municipality, Palmer and Seward where individuals infected with COVID-19 were confirmed to have “spent extended time” prior to testing positive.
Another Alaskan dies as the state reports another record high number of new COVID-19 cases
State health officials reported 60 new COVID-19 infections by Thursday
Alaska reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, breaking record for state’s biggest one-day increase
It’s the biggest one-day increase in COVID-19 infections in Alaska since the pandemic began, breaking the prior record set earlier this week.