In Skagway, one of Alaska’s most popular cruise ports, food problems revolve around one big issue: The number of people in town can range from 900 to 10,000.
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Last year’s Alaska tourism season was a record year — but just barely
The data includes the 12-month period starting in May 2024 to April 2025 and shows that winter travel dipped for the first time in nearly 20 years.
In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized
That comes in sharp contrast to what’s happened nationwide, where summer border crossings dropped by 24%.
Timber company re-applies to store logs in Lutak Inlet after surveying sea floor
Logging hasn’t begun yet, but the Oregon-based company won a contract years ago to carry out the Chilkat Valley’s largest timber sale in decades.
Concerns flare in Haines that a road to Juneau would be a ‘road to resources’
A DOT spokesperson said finding ways to partner with industry is an important part of the process, adding that the potential project is not purely a “road to a ferry terminal.”
Juneau residents voice opposition to proposed New Polaris gold mine in British Columbia
Tribal members and conservation groups say they don’t want to see a legacy of mining pollution continue in the Taku River.