As part of its Tongass Forest Plan revision, the agency wants to delineate recreation areas according to commercial use to address the growth of cruise ship tourism.
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Tour guides and stockers for Skagway’s largest tourist attraction vote to unionize
About 40 employees of Skagway’s White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad are set to join a local union after a vote earlier this month.
Petersburg’s tribe prepares its first canoe in a century for Journey to Celebration
Celebration is a big festival that happens in Juneau every two years. Thousands of people gather to honor and uplift Indigenous culture — some travel for the occasion by canoe.
Repatriation and rematriation come together in two new Chilkat robes for Sitka clan
Two Chilkat robes — one very old, one not yet on the loom — will soon belong to a Lingít clan as they work to rebuild their clan house in Sitka.
Forest Service to hold Tongass Forest Plan public meeting in Juneau Wednesday
The meeting will be held at the Juneau Ranger District building on Mendenhall Loop Road from 5 to 7 p.m.
Haines’ only pizza shop closes its doors
The owner cited ongoing financial struggles along with a failed negotiation over the restaurant’s lease.