In today's newsletter:

— AP&T workers on Prince of Wales Island watched the Upper Lynn Canal unionization attempt and are now trying their own.

— After a year without new drilling, the Palmer Project announced a $13.7 million budget for 2026 operations. We have more on what that looks like.

— The Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Cabo Verde, Casablanca, and now, maybe, Haines? The world's largest cruise port operator wants to lease Haines' Port Chilkoot Dock and add it to a portfolio of global holdings.

Chilkat Valley Weather:
It's mostly cloudy today, with a high in the upper 40s. There's a slight chance of rain Friday and then rain expected through the weekend with highs staying in the upper 40s and lows in the upper 30s.

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