A local port engineer who worked on the grant says his takeaway is that aging marine infrastructure in Haines and Cordova were higher priority than improving Juneau’s relatively new cruise ship docks to reduce emissions.
Tourism
Climate change is making Glacier Bay unstable. Scientists are mapping the risks to visitors.
Geologists say the conditions that can lead to landslide-generated tsunamis are only getting more pronounced in Alaska.
Failed Denali summit and serious accident lead to false report charges for Utah doctor
A man climbing Denali made a false report of hypothermia in an attempt to get a helicopter rescue after his failed summit attempt, according to federal charges.
Haines welcomes its first Canadian visitor since March 2020
The U.S. border has reopened to non-essential travel for Canadians for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
What happened to the $2M a cruise ship company offered Juneau?
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ initial offer went to the City and Borough of Juneau government. But most Juneau Assembly members didn’t like how that would look, and turned it down.
In Hawaii, hopes that tourism will bounce back after travel restrictions lift on Nov. 1
The lifting of restrictions means more tourist dollars could soon be flowing into Hawaii’s economy again, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty and a lot of damage that’s already been done.





