The Malaspina has has been moored at Ward Cove in Ketchikan since 2019. It costs about $450,000 each year just to store the ship.
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Skagway Traditional Council program teaches schoolchildren about salmon
Salmon in the Classroom lets kids follow the salmon life cycle, up close and personal.
Skagway charters private catamaran to replace canceled ferry sailing from Juneau
The boat departs from Allen Marine’s Auke Bay dock today at 1 p.m.
At virtual town hall, Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan discuss relief for Skagway’s economy
On Thursday morning, the Skagway Development Corporation and Skagway Visitor Department hosted a virtual town hall meeting with Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan.
Skagway assembly discusses cruise ship passenger cap
A cap would limit the number of passengers that could visit on a daily basis, which supporters say would preserve the natural experience of visiting remote Alaska.
Bear researcher shares tips for identifying and avoiding winter bear dens
Bears tend to build their dens at an elevation of about 2,000 to 3,000 feet, usually where the angle of the slope is around 35 to 45 degrees.