The proposed ballot measure is meant to capitalize on the millions of cruise ship visitors that come to town each summer.
Tourism
Cruise ship passenger arrested in Juneau for fraud and identity theft
Over four days on the cruise ship, Enrico Ronquillo allegedly made large cash withdrawals with a stolen credit card at the ship’s casino. Ronquillo is a citizen of the Philippines who legally lives in the U.S.
Climber’s body found after fall on Denali
National Park Service rangers recovered the body of a ski mountaineer on Wednesday who fell 3,000 feet to his death off the West Buttress of Denali.
Hikers can finally walk the US side of the Chilkoot Trail. But what happens at the border?
The U.S. portion of a historic, 33-mile hiking trail between Skagway and British Columbia has been off limits to backcountry explorers since 2020.
Sitkans reject ballot proposition to cap cruise traffic
Sitka voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the number of cruise visitors beginning next year.
Cruise industry sues Skagway over new tax policy
Skagway charges local sales tax on tours that start and finish in the borough. That excluded commission fees that cruise lines slap on top of tour prices in exchange for arranging the excursion until late last year, when Skagway tweaked its tax code to collect taxes on the full price that tourists pay – including the commission.