Every summer, the remote lighthouse draws in scores of visitors who want to learn more about the unique history and ecology of Five Finger Island.
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Two humpback whales freed after entanglements near Juneau
“We’re definitely above average this year for large whale entanglements in Alaska, and in the Southeast,” said Sadie Wright, coordinator for NOAA’s large whale entanglement response program.
Cruise line from Norway brings ‘giant, floating Prius’ to Alaska’s Little Norway
Passengers on the MS Amundsen described Petersburg as “the coziest of places.”
VHF outages are less common in Southeast Alaska this year, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard reports intermittent VHF outages on the emergency Channel 16 but says the situation has improved in the past two years.
‘Frustrating’ investigation into fatal 2019 medevac crash ends with no clear answers
A final report released Jan. 28 by the National Transportation Safety Board says there isn’t enough evidence to explain how or why the plane crashed.
Rare white orca spotted off Kupreanof Island
Researchers believe this is the orca’s first trip to Alaska waters.
Kake ocean monitoring effort takes advantage of quiet waters this summer
A team of Kake residents and students has been monitoring nearby waters to learn about impacts from climate change and the cruise ship industry.
Community remembers Guardian Flight crew lost in January plane crash
In an emotional memorial service in Juneau, speakers remembered pilot Patrick Coyle, paramedic Margaret Langston and flight nurse Stacie Morse, who was pregnant with a daughter, Delta Rae.
The night a Guardian Flight vanished, the Coast Guard’s nearest helicopters couldn’t fly
When a Guardian Flight air ambulance plane inexplicably vanished Jan. 29 over Frederick Sound, mechanical failures grounded the nearest Coast Guard helicopters at Air Station Sitka.
Guardian Flight prepares to end search for missing plane crew
Air ambulance company Guardian Flight says it has not been able to find the three crew members who went missing after their plane crashed in Southeast Alaska in January.