National Park Service rangers recovered the body of a ski mountaineer on Wednesday who fell 3,000 feet to his death off the West Buttress of Denali.
Tourism
Hikers can finally walk the US side of the Chilkoot Trail. But what happens at the border?
The U.S. portion of a historic, 33-mile hiking trail between Skagway and British Columbia has been off limits to backcountry explorers since 2020.
Sitkans reject ballot proposition to cap cruise traffic
Sitka voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the number of cruise visitors beginning next year.
Cruise industry sues Skagway over new tax policy
Skagway charges local sales tax on tours that start and finish in the borough. That excluded commission fees that cruise lines slap on top of tour prices in exchange for arranging the excursion until late last year, when Skagway tweaked its tax code to collect taxes on the full price that tourists pay – including the commission.
Juneau Assembly considers seasonal sales tax to capitalize on summer tourism
Some Assembly members say the change would allow residents to exempt food and utilities from local taxes while keeping the city’s overall sales tax revenue mostly intact.
‘Our next step toward sovereignty’: Haines tribe launches tourism brand
A new building in Haines is at the center of the Chilkoot Indian Association’s new effort to launch a tourism brand to bring in extra dollars – and to reduce their reliance on the federal government.