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Oct 06 2017

Tourists in Skagway take pictures with a White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad train car. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)

Skagway Assembly frustrated by disagreements with White Pass on potential lease

By Emily Files, KHNS-Haines | Local Government, Southeast, Tourism, Transportation

Some Skagway leaders are growing frustrated with what they see as an unproductive back-and-forth with White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad. What started as a hopeful process aimed at a new tidelands lease has now turned into something close to a stalemate.

By Emily Files, KHNS-Haines | October 6, 2017 2:40 pm

Sep 29 2017

The cruise ship Noordam brought close to 2,000 passengers to Haines on Sept. 20, 2017. It and other ships carried more than 1 million passengers this summer, helping increase the region's tourism economy. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)

Southeast economy down, with a few bright spots

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Economy, Fisheries, Local Government, Southeast, State Government, Tourism

The loss of state jobs is hitting Southeast Alaska hard. And tourism has overtaken fishing as the region’s largest private industry, according to a new report.

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | September 29, 2017 5:47 pm

Sep 28 2017

The Borda family disembarks from the Norwegian Jewel on Monday, Sept. 25th. Candy Borda is Ketchikan’s 1 millionth cruise visitor for 2017. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD )

Ketchikan remains an attractive cruise ship destination

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD-Ketchikan | Southeast, Tourism, Transportation

The future remains bright for the cruise industry in Alaska, a cruise line association president said Monday during a shared during a luncheon. Cruise Lines International Association Alaska president John Binkley delivered the optimistic news to the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau and Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce.

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD-Ketchikan | September 28, 2017 11:06 am

Sep 26 2017

Can Juneau handle 1.5 million cruise ship visitors? Docks and Harbors says it’s time to plan

By Jacob Resneck, KTOO | Community, Economy, Juneau, Local Government, Tourism, Transportation

An economic study commissioned by Juneau’s Docks and Harbors projects 1.5 million cruise ship visitors in 10 years. The city is developing an urban plan for the downtown waterfront as visitors numbers increase.

By Jacob Resneck, KTOO | September 26, 2017 3:49 pm

Sep 19 2017

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Taku is in storage at Ketchikan's Ward Cove. The former Ketchikan Pulp Co. mill site, including ferry headquarters, is in the background. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)

Ferry Taku sold, will become floating hotel

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Southeast, State Government, Tourism, Transportation

The Alaska ferry Taku’s next life will be as a floating hotel. Portland-based KeyMar LLC made the winning bid of $300,000 for the 54-year-old ship.

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | September 19, 2017 4:35 pm

Sep 18 2017

Bears barely seem to notice the 40 people watching them from the Brooks Falls platform. (Photo by KDLG)

At Katmai’s Brooks Camp, tourists and bears mingle mostly carefree

By Dave Bendinger, KDLG-Dillingham | Public Safety, Southwest, Tourism, Wildlife

Katmai Natioanl Park & Preserve rangers estimated they had 40 individual bears at Brooks in July, not including cubs, being observed by 300 to 400 visitors each day.

By Dave Bendinger, KDLG-Dillingham | September 18, 2017 10:08 am

Sep 16 2017

The decision to dock Celebrity Millennium in Sitka may have cost Unalaska businesses about $100,000, the visitors bureau estimates. (Photo by Berett Wilber/KUCB)

Cruise ship cancellation a ‘significant loss’ to Unalaska businesses

By Zoe Sobel, KUCB-Unalaska | Aleutians, Economy, Tourism, Transportation

Although Unalaska is known as America’s top fishing port, tourism — in particular the cruise ship industry — is a growing source of revenue especially for small businesses and non-profits.

By Zoe Sobel, KUCB-Unalaska | September 16, 2017 3:00 pm

Sep 15 2017

Researcher Wiley Evans installed equipment on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia, to monitor ocean acidification along the ferry’s 2,000-mile route. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)

Alaska ferry to host long-distance ocean acidification study

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD-Ketchikan | Climate Change, Environment, Science & Tech, Southeast, Tourism, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia will be part of an international science experiment starting this fall when it resumes its weekly run between Bellingham, Wash., and Southeast Alaska.

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD-Ketchikan | September 15, 2017 10:29 am

Sep 08 2017

The new building for the Marine Exchange of Alaska in downtown Juneau is adjacent to Harris Harbor.

Marine Exchange of Alaska now operating in new waterfront headquarters

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Aleutians, Arctic, Fisheries, Juneau, Northwest, Oceans, Public Safety, Southeast, Southwest, Tourism, Transportation, Weather

The 17-year-old non-profit maritime organization just moved into their new building in August 2017.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | September 8, 2017 9:00 am

Sep 05 2017

A tour bus with passengers from the Seven Seas Mariner encounters the slide, which originated 200 feet up the hillside, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. The passengers were later shuttled to their ship via boat. (Photo courtesy Cassie Mendoza)

No injuries in Sitka’s ‘pretty impressive’ Labor Day landslide

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | Public Safety, Southeast, Tourism, Transportation, Weather

A landslide in Sitka early Monday afternoon stranded people on either end of the road system for about eight hours, but otherwise there no reports of damage or injuries.

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | September 5, 2017 12:17 pm

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Skagway Assembly frustrated by disagreements with White Pass on potential lease

Southeast economy down, with a few bright spots

Ketchikan remains an attractive cruise ship destination

Can Juneau handle 1.5 million cruise ship visitors? Docks and Harbors says it’s time to plan

Ferry Taku sold, will become floating hotel

At Katmai’s Brooks Camp, tourists and bears mingle mostly carefree

Cruise ship cancellation a ‘significant loss’ to Unalaska businesses

Alaska ferry to host long-distance ocean acidification study

Marine Exchange of Alaska now operating in new waterfront headquarters

No injuries in Sitka’s ‘pretty impressive’ Labor Day landslide

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