Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska

t looks like there won’t be a chinook subsistence fishery on the Stikine River this year. Officials this week closed the annual opening, scheduled for May 15th to June 20th

The Tlingit and Haida Central Council expects some financial challenges in the coming years.

Here’s a slideshow of two Alaska State Museum summer exhibits Tommy Joseph’s “Rainforest Warriors” and Kay Field Parker’s “Playing with Lightning.” Click on any image to see a larger version.    

Alaska’s tour industry expects more people to visit the state this year. More and larger cruise ships are on their way, bringing visitors through Southeast and across the Gulf of Alaska.

Alaska Airlines is installing passenger power outlets on many of its planes.

Southeast’s Inter-Island Ferry Authority will soon be short on cash.