Following an announcement last month that Icicle Seafoods would permanently shutter its operation in the community, the processing plant’s equipment is being auctioned off, and there’s no guarantee it will stay on the island.
Outdoors
Juneau celebrates National Trails Day with a day at Outer Point Trail
Saturday was National Trails Day and Juneau celebrated the annual event with a volunteer day at the Outer Point Trail.
Four Men In A Small Boat Face The Northwest Passage
Only a few years ago, even large commercial vessels wouldn’t take on the ice-bound Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific via the Canadian north — but climate change has changed all that.
Ice jam slowly breaking up near Galena
The ice jam that is causing devastating flooding in the Yukon River community of Galena is slowly starting to break up.
Beware of bear family near Auke Rec
Recent black bear activity in the Auke Bay bypass area near Auke Rec has prompted Fish and Game to warn people to beware of the bear family frequenting that location. Area Management Biologist Ryan Scott says it’s causing problems. “We’ve got a pretty regular family of bears – a female with three cubs – that…
6 Stories To Mark 60 Years Since First Summit Of Everest
On this, the 60th anniversary of the first successful summit of the world’s tallest mountain, there’s plenty of news about Mount Everest. Here are six stories we found interesting: