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Haines is awarded $20 million in federal infrastructure funding for the Lutak Dock redevelopment project; A state ferry heading to the upper Lynn Canal gets turned around on Friday for safety reasons; A winter storm watch is in effect this weekend.

Skagway’s rec center transforms into a dojo during the center’s latest offering, karate classes; Southeast Alaska Independent Living is offering senior veterans more choice in their healthcare.

Skagway looks to further plans for renewable electricity to power cruise ships while in port and more topics will be discussed as the vice mayor previews this week’s assembly meeting; Federal investigators release additional information about the Alaska Seaplanes...

A major investor in Skagway’s White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad has been purchased by a multi-national private equity firm; The Haines Sheldon Museum’s new exhibit showcases Tlingit formline images perhaps not seen in over 200 years.

The Haines and Skagway middle school basketball teams play in their first tournament in two years; A winter storm warning is issued for upper Lynn Canal communities.

Skagway mourns the loss of community leader Carl Mulvihill on Friday as the former fire chief is laid to rest; Several traffic accidents were reported in Haines Friday due to icy conditions and snow.

Firefighters battle a structure fire in Skagway on Thursday; Klukwan staff and community members work to keep their school open, despite a drop in enrollment; The state redistricting board’s final map will change the house representative for Skagway and Haines.

Skagway approves an unemployment assistance program for residents; Haines considers allowing more Heliski operators on a trial basis; COVID-19 vaccines for children will be available at Skagway’s clinic on Friday.

The newly approved COVID vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 will soon be available; Wind, cooler temperatures and the first snow is in the forecast for the Upper Lynn Canal this week, we’ll check in with the national weather service in Juneau. 

Haines welcomes the first Canadian travelers since March 2020; Klukwan reports one positive new COVID case; Alaska health officials on the COVID vaccine for children.

The U.S. land border opens to non-essential Canadian travelers on Monday, but questions remain as to how many will make the journey to the upper Lynn Canal; First Friday in Haines features new artists, new works, and new venues around town.

Skagway officials talk fiscal budget, unemployment benefits and new hires; Eating disorders are on the rise in Alaska, but local resources are scarce. 

The Chilkoot Indian Association is developing plans for Tlingit language revitalization, tourism recovery and more. We have an update with tribal administrator Harriet Brouillette; After more than 30 years at sea, a message in a bottle washes up in Dyea.

Skagway and Whitehorse leaders met last week to talk tourism, mining and green energy; This year’s Southeast Alaska salmon harvest was over four times better than last year’s; A health executive that was fired last year after suggesting the coronavirus was a political...

Skagway officials announce more active COVID-19 cases; It’s Halloween weekend, and some Skagway residents have been preparing decorations all month long; The aurora forecast calls for high activity this weekend.

Several Southeast municipal and tribal governments join to call for stronger protections from mines in Canada that share transboundary watersheds; Skagway’s new thrift store has everything but the kitchen sink.

Skagway residents weigh in on the voting district mapping process; The Chilkoot Indian Association breaks down some of their current community projects.

Klukwan is fighting to keep its school open, ahead of a possible vote on closure in November; Variable weather is expected in the Upper Lynn Canal this week.

Crab processors in Southeast Alaska are paying record prices for Dungeness crab; Juneau’s waterfront gets some new public art.

A Skagway and Haines-bound Alaska Seaplanes flight crashes on the runway in Juneau; How will Skagway distribute unemployment benefits?; and Skagway reports several individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending events at the Skagway Brewing Company on...