Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point is positioning itself as one of Alaska’s top cruise ship destinations. But it’s been difficult to gauge local sentiment on the influx of visitors.
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National Park Service announces Glacier Bay cruise plan
The National Park Service says seven cruise lines have been approved to conduct day trips inside Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The 10-year plan preserves the park’s two ships per day limit.
Gustavus wants a seat at the table as the park service connects to the power grid
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is going to tap into Gustavus’s green power, and that has some citizens of the town concerned.
One man’s quest to find Glacier Bay’s ecological Holy Grail
William S. Cooper left directions from over 100 years ago. But rediscovering the lost research plots in Glacier Bay required an epic adventure.
Grounded by fog, would-be travelers watch Huna Tribal House festivities from afar
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to celebrate the opening of a newly completed Huna Tribal House and the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. But not everyone could make it. Tribal members and elected officials were stuck at the Juneau International Airport.
Necropsy planned for dead whale found in Glacier Bay
At 44 years, Festus was the longest-sighted humpback whale recorded in Southeast Alaska.
Are Southeast Alaska’s recent earthquakes connected?
State Seismologist Michael West with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center says it’s unclear if the seismic events are related
Update: Earthquake shakes Southeast Alaska
A 5.8 earthquake hit the northern Lynn Canal area this morning just before 4 a.m.
Glacier Bay Lodge saved
Glacier Bay Lodge will stay open, at least for another 2 years.
Several weeks of negotiations between National Park Service and the current concessionaires ended yesterday. This resulted in a 2-year extension of the contract held by Aramark and Huna Totem Corporation.
Biologist Jan Straley honored at UAS Sitka graduation
Associate Professor of Marin Biology, Jan Straley, was recognized with the University of Alaska’s Meritorious Service Award on May 3 during the Sitka campus graduation ceremony.