Tourism

Skagway is hiring people spend the summer living in wall tents, watching for rockslides eight to ten hours a day.

The conservation groups say invasive species alone cause more than $9 billion in damage each year to public water supplies, industry and power plants. 

The trestle is a key access point for the popular Perseverance Trail system. It’s been open to pedestrians since the slide, but that will change when construction begins.

Freelance journalist Andrew Engelson looked at the impact the cruise industry has on the environment and quality of life in Southeast Alaska. Engelson talked with KTOO’s Anna Canny about his findings.

Increased docking capacity at the port and a longer season should push Skagway’s visitor numbers past the 2019 record.

The State Department is fielding half a million passport applications a week — 30-40% more than last year.