Twenty-eight of the units have been mounted so far from Ward Cove to Settlers Cove, and two more will be mounted when approved by property owners.
Tourism
Australian woman to return home this week after nearly 10 years in Bali prison
Schapelle Corby’s case captivated the Australian media when she was arrested for drug smuggling in 2004. Now she is returning home, after nearly a decade in prison and three years on parole in Bali.
Leaving timber behind, an Alaska town Ketchikan turns to tourism
Timber used to be the economic engine of Ketchikan, Alaska, but after the pulp mill there closed in the ’90s, the town turned to tourism.
As states tighten restrictions on ivory, Skagway carvers worry about the future
Restrictions on the ivory industry are multiplying in the U.S., causing concern for artists in Alaska. Alaska Native carvers do have a degree of protection under federal law. But, non-Native carvers who only work with fossilized ivory are not shielded in the same way.
Boosters of Juneau’s city museum dig in over proposed cuts
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum is included on a list of city-run facilities that could close. What would happen to the 85,000 items in its collection?
Government shutdown would close Skagway’s national park at the start of cruise ship season
In less than a week, the first cruise ship of the season will dock in Skagway, bringing thousands of visitors to the busy Northern Lynn Canal port. But if lawmakers in Washington haven’t agreed on a spending plan by then, a government shutdown would close one popular visitor attraction – Skagway’s national park.