Tourists spent more in Southeast this season
Tourists spent more in Southeast this season
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Director John Neary oversees a destination that attracted about half of Southeast’s 1 million cruise-ship passengers this season. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News) About a million cruise-ship passengers from around the world sailed through Southeast’s Inside Passage this season. Some ships continued on to Whittier, Kodiak and even Unalaska. The overal … more
N. Tongass board talks about City of Ward Cove
N. Tongass board talks about City of Ward Cove
Ward Cove. (KRBD file photo) A group that wants to create a new home-rule city from what’s now the North Tongass Service Area plans to have an official charter petition ready for signatures by mid-October at the earliest, but perhaps later in November. One member of that group is Glen Thompson, who also is a Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly member. Thompson attended Wednesday’s North Tongass … more
UAS to offer marine transportation degree
UAS to offer marine transportation degree
(Creative Commons photo by Ted McGrath) Students and mariners will soon be able to get formal marine transportation education without leaving the state. The University of Alaska Board of Regents last week approved a new marine transportation degree program at the University of Alaska Southeast. For decades, UAS has offered classes and training to ferry workers, the Coast Guard, shipyard workers, … more
Color Coordinate Much?
Color Coordinate Much?
Just in time for the on-air drive, the shirts are in! Get your own shirt & mug combo for the fall, and get color coordinated like Stuart! There’s only a couple days left in KRBD’s Quiet Drive! Now is your time to act and help sustain this vital community service. The KRBD 2015 Fall Membership Drive starts this Sunday and ends Friday the 2nd. That’s six days to raise $40,500. Wi … more
Photo of the Day
Photo of the Day
Danny Hoggard sent us this shot of a cruise ship at the end of a rainbow. Local photographers, professional and amateur: Here is an opportunity to showcase your pictures, and maybe win a bag of Raven’s Brew coffee! To submit recent photos of local scenery, people or events, email them to news@krbd.org. Please include the photographer’s full name, where and when the photo was taken. KRBD prefers photos that have … more
