(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) Parts of the Letnikof Dock are towed to shore on April 26, 2025, near Haines, Alaska.

The Letnikof Dock rebuild passed a major design checkpoint this month, but there is not yet funding for the construction.

The dock float has been out of operation since it broke almost a year ago. The float had been at the end of its projected lifespan, and was recommended for closure in 2023 by…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.