Skagway, AK

Skagway’s housing shortage has impacted year-round residents, seasonal employees, business owners and people who might want to move here. But in the next installment of The Skagway Shuffle, KHNS contributor Molly McCluskey looks at how it’s also negatively impacting the heart of the town’s economy – its visitors.

Skagway will be indefinitely without state ferry service after cracks were discovered in its ferry terminal last month. Engineers first discovered cracks in concrete supports under the vehicle and passenger transfer bridges Thursday before last. The dock was closed two days later, after the M/V Hubbard completed its Saturday docking at the facility, the state’s Department of Transportation said in...

Haines Borough Police and an Alaska State Trooper killed a bear on Monday, near the site where a woman was mauled over the weekend. The Chilkat Valley News’ Lizzy Hahn has more. And, Inside the Skagway Cultural Garden sits an artist, three days a week. She’s demonstrating a nearly lost art – Ravenstail weaving. After […]

A Haines woman is recovering in the hospital in Juneau after a brown bear mauled her on Saturday morning.  And,  there’s a new provider at Skagway’s local medical clinic. But most residents will recognize her. Shauna Thomas first came to town 25 years ago to sell fur coats to tourists. She eventually became a medical […]

Repair work to Skagway’s state ferry docking facility continues after structural damage was discovered mid-August. A reopening date has not been announced. In the meantime, travelers are using other means to traverse through the remote community, at one of its busiest times of the year. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has more.

Electricity rates for Upper Lynn Canal residents hang in the balance amid debate over a more-than-$100 million bill — and who should pay it. Sharp rate increases have loomed ever since damage in 2019 to a key underwater transmission cable — one of the two linking Haines and Skagway to shared hydroelectric plants. The repair […] The post Utility warns of massive rate increase, asks for borough cooperation appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Workers are taking on a list of repairs to the Skagway ferry terminal under an emergency contract, but it’s not known yet if the facility will be open in time for events such as next month’s Klondike Road Relay, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced Wednesday. The Alaska Marine Highway System dock […] The post DOT provides details of Skagway ferry dock repairs, says reopening date still unknown appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

In the first season of the Skagway Shuffle, KHNS contributor Molly McCluskey looked at the decision to end seasonal and long-term rentals at Garden City RV Park, and the domino effect that had on housing in the community. In this episode, she’s revisiting that decision, and how the Municipality of Skagway has adapted.

The Alaska Marine Highway System announced on Saturday that all state ferry service to Skagway was stopped until “further notice”. The reason? Damage to the docking facility. The news shocked the busy tourist town whose only highway leads to Canada. A timeline for the reopening of the ferry terminal is still unclear as the state […]

The Alaska Department of Transportation cited major structural damage to the state-owned ferry docking facility.