The Alaska Legislature gave distilleries the green light to continue serving cocktails. The move was made through a last-minute bill amendment, after major legislation that would have overhauled the state’s alcohol laws was killed for now. It comes after months of uncertainty for manufacturers throughout the state.
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Fishermen harvest hooligan by the bucketful on Chilkoot and Chilkat
Once again, the Chilkat and Chilkoot rivers are turning black with little fish scrambling upstream. The eulachon, commonly known as hooligan, are running in full force and all kinds of different species are loving it. At the mouth of the Chilkoot river, there’s a feeding frenzy happening. Birds dip beaks and talons into the water,…
Skagway’s second brewery opens amid state conversation about tasting rooms
Skagway’s newest brewery turned on its taps this month. Its opening came during a conversation at the state level about rules for tasting rooms.
Exhibit commemorates Princess Sophia shipwreck, the ‘Titanic of the West’
A traveling version of the exhibit will be on display in Juneau at the Alaska State Museum from July to September.
Haines School Board renames high school gym
The Haines Borough School Board renamed the high school gym. The facility, known for decades as the Karl Ward Gymnasium, will now be called the Haines High School Gymnasium.
Skagway artists applaud state resolution supporting legal use of ivory
Alaska lawmakers passed a resolution that brings concerns of state ivory carvers to a national level. The resolution, passed by the Senate in February and the House in April, urges the U.S. Congress to pass legislation exempting legally acquired walrus, mammoth, and mastodon ivory from ivory bans.