The invasion was the largest amphibious assault in history, and a crucial turning point in World War II.
History
What happened to the village, gardens and fish camp at Auke Rec?
A KTOO listener asked about the Áak’w Ḵwaan village where Auke Recreation Area is now.
Alaska hasn’t executed anyone in over 70 years. The stories of the last two men hanged in Juneau may explain why.
In 1948 and 1950, Juneau executed two Black men — Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore — for the murder of a local grocer. The trials, according to a legal historian who has researched them for decades, were riddled with misconduct and errors.
Sitka Indian Village recognized as endangered historic place
Sitka Indian Village was once home to over forty Lingít clan houses. Today, only eight of those are still standing, and even fewer serve as active clan houses.
Here’s this year’s list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.
The National Trust’s annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska’s Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.
Tongass Voices: Malin Babcock on a life intertwined with Juneau history
From the traumatic loss of her grandparents in Juneau’s 1936 landslide, to her long career studying salmon across the state, Malin Babcock reflects on her life in Southeast Alaska.