Mike Swasey (KHNS-Haines)

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy last Thursday announced a Disaster Emergency for Skagway after a recent visit by state officials. Skagway’s Mayor had previously declared a similar Disaster Emergency after rockslides caused a temporary shut down of its busiest cruise ship dock earlier this summer. A portion of the dock reopened, but estimates say nearly 125,000 cruise passengers had to skip the port

Skagway’s blue mussel population nearly wiped out

Matanuska repair delays could mean longer ferry service gaps in upper Lynn Canal