The state ferry Columbia, the largest vessel in the fleet, has been delayed a second time coming back to work on the busy summer route between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska. The ship is now scheduled to make its first northbound run from Bellingham on June 5, according to the Alaska Marine Highway System’s online […]
Posted inLocal News
The 33-Mile Roadhouse closed this week
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the apparent reopening of the restaurant. Another Chilkat Valley restaurant closed suddenly. The 33-Mile Roadhouse has not opened to the public for several days and, up until Wednesday morning, had one sign on the front reading “Closed” and another reading “For Sale.” Reached in person Monday, […]
Posted inLocal News, Transportation, Tourism
Haines receives offer from world’s largest cruise port operator
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. Haines Borough officials said last week they had been approached by representatives from Global Ports Holding, a Turkey-based company, that reported hosting […]
Posted inGovernment & Elections, News
Alaska lawmakers raise concerns with Dunleavy’s attorney general pick ahead of confirmation vote
State lawmakers raised concerns in a series of legislative hearings while they considered the confirmation of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s attorney general designee Stephen Cox. At issue were controversial legal actions Cox took in his first eight months in office. Cox is an attorney and has served in various roles in federal law enforcement, including as […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Transportation
Goldbelt Tram to remain closed at least until May 24 after accident last week that injured employees
Juneau’s Goldbelt Tram is scheduled to remain closed until May 24 following an accident last Thursday when one of the two passenger cars docked at the base station at an accelerated rate of speed, injuring employees in the car, Goldbelt Inc. announced Monday. The closure is to “investigate the issue and take any necessary corrective […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Celebrating a 100th birthday, a wedding, a car fire, and more
Samantha (Sami) Mallon married Martin Duncan in Shelton, Washington on April 20 with close family and friends in attendance, including Mallon’s mother Martina Larsen. Their officiant was Lex Schillinger. Dakotah Kindle and former Haines resident Austin Woodard were groomsmen. The bridesmaids were Lisa Hosley and Makayla Jessie. The newlyweds will be enjoying their honeymoon on […]
Posted inCommentary
Spring Migration in the Upper Lynn Canal
Watershed Weekly is a paid commentary written by the Takshanuk Watershed Council. By Derek Poinsette The Cambridge English Dictionary defines migration as “the process of animals traveling to a different place, usually when the season changes.” Biologists use the term specifically for large-scale movements of populations of animals over relatively long distances and between different […]
Posted inNews, Public Safety
Alaska woman sues troopers, TV network for exploiting her role as a confidential informant
An Alaska woman is accusing the Alaska Department of Public Safety, two Alaska State Troopers and the A&E Television Network of compromising her privacy and safety as a confidential informant after they filmed an arrest without her consent. The woman, identified in the filings as Jane Doe, says that she received death threats after she […]
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No way to treat people, communities or the forest
The Tongass is the largest national forest in the country, and that’s no small thing to trifle with. But trifle the Trump administration is doing, treating the Tongass, the U.S. Forest Service employees who work in the Tongass and the communities that live here as not worthy of being told about their future. The U.S. […]
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The reasons are the same as they were in 1969
I started my journalism career 57 years ago this month, when as a freshman wrote a news story for the college paper. There is a bigger point to this than reminiscing about my college days, so stick with it. In 1969, Purdue University had a dress code to get into the dinner line at my […]