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Celebration draws thousands to Juneau to uplift Alaska Native culture and heritage

Festival honors Southeast Alaska Indigenous cultures ...
Juneau Empire on MSN

Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse opens to the public

Members of the public can now visit the 120-year-old Eldred Rock Lighthouse after years of renovation work by volunteers ...
Alaska Public Media

Yaakw paddlers arrive in Juneau from across Southeast, Canada as Celebration begins

Every other June, more than 100 paddlers arrive in Juneau to kick off Celebration, a gathering of Alaska Native people ...
Juneau Empire

Southeast Alaska’s ecosystem is speaking. Here’s how to listen.

Have you ever stepped into an old-growth forest alive with ancient trees or traveled a shoreline with migrating salmon, and thought: what treasures! Many who call Southeast Alaska home cherish such ...
Juneau Empire

Murkowski, Sullivan warn of domestic, foreign threats to Southeast Alaska’s economy

Enemies foreign and domestic are posing threats to Southeast Alaska at a time when the region’s economy is experiencing a post-pandemic surge fueled to a large extent by political achievements, the ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Southeast Alaska’s treaty-determined chinook salmon catch limit returns to normal levels

Fishers in Southeast Alaska will be allowed to harvest 205,300 chinook salmon this year, returning to a normal total after last year’s ultra-low harvest limit. The Southeast Alaska chinook harvest ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Exploring Southeast Alaska on a smaller ship provides unbelievable ambiance and unparalleled access

The first time I cruised from Sitka to Juneau was aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry. I was flying to Juneau on Alaska Airlines but was diverted to Sitka due to weather. After arriving at ...