Repairs to the Chilkoot Trail are on track and the hiking trail is expected to fully reopen next year, according to a spokesperson from the U.S. National Parks Service (NPS). The 53 kilometre-long ...

Weirs are an essential tool for getting accurate counts of the state’s critical salmon runs. They can also create prime ...

A new postsecondary education bursary named to honour the late Carcross/Tagish First Nation elder Edna Helm is geared toward ...

Tourism to national parks in Alaska has rebounded from pre-pandemic levels after three years of lower numbers.

The world is full of interesting geology and I’ve been fortunate to have seen and worked in varied and challenging geologic ...

HAINES, Alaska — In the middle of the fast-flowing Chilkoot River, an Alaska state employee sits on a small perch over a narrow, fence-like structure and stares down into the Count salmon. Get paid.

The spruce tips used in the gin are gathered from the forests. If Haines is on your itinerary, head straight to Port Chilkoot Distillery, which makes some of the state's most awarded gins.

OL staff writer Laura Lancaster and I tested the best backpacking sleeping bags in the field to determine which are best suited to varying conditions, sleeping habits, and backpacking kits. I also ...

A grizzly bear approaches as technician Jacob Blanchard with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game counts salmon at a weir on the Chilkoot River. Weirs can be prime fishing grounds for bears ...