Skagway borough officials wondered aloud what was happening with the planned Skagway ferry dock refurbishment, at a meeting last week.
Tourism
Denali National Park officials make plans to reopen road
The only road into Alaska’s Denali National Park is expected to completely reopen Tuesday if the weather cooperates and steep terrain nearby remains stable.
Whale sculpture arrives in Juneau, fins to come Tuesday
The 6-ton, 25-foot-tall whale sculpture has arrived in Juneau. At least, the body has.
How prison sentence will impact Skagway assemblyman’s term is unclear
This week, Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry was sentenced to just over a year in federal prison. Henry was convicted of failing to file his income tax returns over a four-year period. How Henry’s prison sentence will impact his service on the borough assembly remains to be seen.
Denali East Fork wolf pack status currently unknown
Denali’s East Fork wolf pack declined to just one known female and two pups earlier this summer. The pack’s last other member, a radio-collared male, was spotted dead at a hunting camp on state land off the Stampede Trail in May.
Aerial performance group, including former Homer resident, to perform at Salmonfest
Quixotic, an aerial performance group, will perform at Salmonfest, a three-day music festival that occurs the first weekend of August at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds, Ninilchik.