Tuesday marks the seventieth anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Juneau, a light cruiser that participated in the naval battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Six-hundred and 87 sailors perished during the sinking on Nov. 13, 1942. Included in the slideshow below are pictures from Saturday’s event at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum that included…
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Letters from U.S.S Juneau sailor put on display, read
History came alive on Saturday when Juneau residents heard the words of a sailor who eventually perished when his vessel, the U.S.S. Juneau, was sunk during World War II. Seaman William George Meeker, a sailor aboard the light cruiser that sank following the naval battle of Guadalcanal, sent seventeen letters to Winifred Blohm, his next…
CBJ plans to exempt Soboleff Center from historic district standards
Officials with Sealaska Heritage Institute and the City and Borough of Juneau are working on a deal to let SHI out of the city’s historic district standards for the proposed Walter Soboleff Center.
Pet rat aboard Deadliest Catch boat draws state scrutiny
A recent episode of the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch could be used as evidence in a criminal case.
NPS, Hoonah Indian Association moving forward with tribal house project
The National Park Service and Hoonah Indian Association are inching closer to a new tribal house on federal land in Glacier Bay National Park. The 3,500 square foot structure will be built on the waterfront at Bartlett Cove. Park Superintendent Susan Boudreau says it will be the first tribal house in the Huna Tlingit’s ancestral…
U.S.S. Juneau letters may be donated to museum
Sailor’s correspondence from the ill-fated WWII cruiser intended for safe place, research.