One of the Kluane Chilkat Relay’s organizers says he thinks some of the Canadian participants “just didn’t want to come to the U.S.”
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Some Southeast Alaska wolves are eating sea otters. It could be toxic.
Researchers found that two wolf populations near Gustavus are increasingly relying on marine prey for food. In some cases, the shift is resulting in potentially toxic mercury exposure.
Hikers can finally walk the US side of the Chilkoot Trail. But what happens at the border?
The U.S. portion of a historic, 33-mile hiking trail between Skagway and British Columbia has been off limits to backcountry explorers since 2020.
Murkowski says pushing health care, disaster costs to states is trouble for Alaska
Murkowski said she is particularly concerned about looming cuts to Medicaid after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax and spending bill that would pay for sweeping tax cuts in part by reducing federal spending on Medicaid, among other programs.
Cruise industry sues Skagway over new tax policy
Skagway charges local sales tax on tours that start and finish in the borough. That excluded commission fees that cruise lines slap on top of tour prices in exchange for arranging the excursion until late last year, when Skagway tweaked its tax code to collect taxes on the full price that tourists pay – including the commission.
‘Our next step toward sovereignty’: Haines tribe launches tourism brand
A new building in Haines is at the center of the Chilkoot Indian Association’s new effort to launch a tourism brand to bring in extra dollars – and to reduce their reliance on the federal government.