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Wrangell Museum will soon launch website featuring digitized collection
The Wrangell Museum is launching a new website that will feature access to an online catalog listing thousands of items in the collection. The new feature at nolancenter.com is under construction and will be rolled out in the next month or so, Nolan Center Director Jeanie Arnold said.
2 days ago5 min read


Beerfest ’26 in Haines by the numbers
1,009 patrons – attended Saturday’s Beerfest. Of these, 180 were Haines residents. According to Jeremy Reed, president of the Southeast Alaska State Fair, 172 guests attended Friday’s Gourmet Brewers’ Dinner.
4 days ago3 min read


Chilkoot campground closed indefinitely
One of the most widely used campgrounds in the Chilkat Valley is closed.
May 282 min read


Forest Service will help look for invasive crabs around Wrangell
The U.S. Forest Service has stepped up to help look for invasive European green crabs at Anan Creek and elsewhere in the Wrangell area.
May 273 min read


Haines proposal could increase annual cruise visitors
Passengers weigh in on tourist attractions, possible change in port management.
May 275 min read


Q&A: Corinna Cook on Ice, Memory and the Alaska-Yukon border
Author of new essay collection to visit The Bookstore this week.
May 255 min read


Haines grad designs pioneering hybrid fishing vessel
Growing up in the Chilkat Valley, there was always talk about energy challenges, Chandler Kemp said. Talk of fuel prices going up, debate about Haines and Skagway’s joint hydropower system, disagreement over a proposed hydropower plant at Connelly Lake.
May 213 min read


Possible measles case in Sitka
Sitka Medical Center at 700 Katlian Street closed its doors Thursday afternoon after receiving a patient who exhibited symptoms associated with measles, a SEARHC official said today.
May 152 min read


Juneau man convicted in Haines child sexual abuse case
Brian Kurtzman, 53, abused child he met as a raptor handler at Haines’ American Bald Eagle Foundation Raptor Center in 2013 and 2014.
May 145 min read


UAS, Goldbelt Heritage launch Indigenous health and healing 'learning pathway'
Agreement outlines plan for learning that reflects Indigenous knowledge, values and approaches to wellness through the Integrative Behavioral Health program.
May 132 min read


Q&A: Juneau author Corinna Cook on Ice, Memory and the Alaska-Yukon border
Author of new essay collection to visit The Bookstore in Haines this week.
May 135 min read


Haines’ Quick Shop that burned down reopens to crowds, fanfare
A little over a year and a half after it burned down, the Quick Shop is back: bigger, and better — many at the grand opening said on Friday.
May 112 min read
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