Chilkat Guides will partner with Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center to offer upwards of 40 cruise-based tours at Klukwan next summer.

The partnership represents a big step for tours in the village, which have been offered sporadically in the past. “We’re pretty excited. This is a breakthrough for us. We can hire people to do some of the work,” said Lani Hotch, executive director of the center.

Alaska Mountain Guides president Sean Gaffney, who operates Chilkat…

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