The Aug. 5 sightseeing crash near Ketchikan has renewed concerns about the number of fatal, small commercial aircraft accidents in Alaska.
Tourism
Residents of Alaska border towns eager to travel into Canada but chafe at COVID testing requirements
For many Alaskans living in Southeast towns close to the Canada border, that country’s reopening Monday to vaccinated Americans signified a small return to normal life after more than a year of isolation from neighboring communities.
Mendenhall Glacier’s retreat is exposing new land. The Forest Service doesn’t want it to be mined.
In 1952, the Forest Service took the land around the Mendenhall Glacier off the table for mining. Now there’s a strip of land exposed by the shrinking glacier.
Cruise ships returned to Southeast Alaska, but don’t call it a comeback
The year before the pandemic, Alaska set record numbers for cruise ship tourism. This year, it’s estimated Juneau will see about 10% of its usual cruise traffic.
NTSB: Pilot in last week’s fatal floatplane crash was in another accident in July
Investigators flew over the site on Sunday, but poor weather and low visibility hampered efforts to land until Wednesday, when the weather began to clear.
Ironman triathlon is coming to Alaska for the first time with race in Juneau
The Ironman triathlon is coming to Juneau on August 7, 2022.