Without guests from the Yukon, organizers say the event doesn’t pencil out.
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Skagway’s first Native Youth Olympics program gets off the ground
Skagway students have been learning traditional Alaska Native games in preparation for the Junior Native Youth Olympics. The town’s new Native Youth Olympics club is part of a wider effort to develop more Native sports programs throughout Southeast Alaska.
‘We can’t cry in our pillows’: Skagway officials unveil 2021 cruise season backup plan
Skagway Mayor Andrew Cremata acknowledged the summer season, usually worth an estimated $160 million, is going to be radically different. But he said Skagway is going to make it through another year.
Union investigates the legality of White Pass and Yukon Route layoffs
All of the former employees are members of the Teamsters Local 959, which represents the majority of the company’s skilled labor workforce.
Former Hammer Museum director admits to stealing museum funds
Riyan Stossel admitted to making more than 100 fraudulent wire transfers to steal roughly $11,500 in museum funds.
White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad ‘abolishes’ dozens of jobs
It’s the latest blow to Skagway’s tourism-dependent economy, after the Canadian government announced cruise ships will not be welcome in its waters until 2022.