Category: News

Mon, October 29, 2018

100th Anniversary of the Princess Sophia Tragedy

October 25, 2018 was the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia in Lynn Canal, Alaska's worst maritime accident. Go to the podcast "Stuff You Missed in History Class" to learn more about this event.

Tue, October 16, 2018

SS Princess Sophia Memorial, Skagway

The public is cordially invited to the SS Princess Sophia Memorial & Storyboard Dedication Saturday, October 20, 2018 • 2 PM White Pass & Yukon Route Depot & Skagway Centennial Park Introduction by emcee Jeff Brady, SS Princess Sophia Committee Welcome by Skagway Mayor Monica Carlson Welcome by White Pass & Yukon Route – Tyler Rose Guest Speaker: David Leverton, Maritime Museum of British Columbia Unveiling of SS Princess Sophia Memorial at Centennial Park with reading of the names of... (Read More)

Tue, October 16, 2018

James Dalton Highway Sign Dedication

[caption id="attachment_5946" align="alignleft" width="300"] The new James Dalton sign on the Dalton Highway, September 23, 2018. Courtesy of Patricia Peirsol.[/caption] On Sunday, September 23, 2018, more than 75 people traveled up the Elliott Highway from Fairbanks to dedicate the James Dalton informational sign at Mile 1.1 of the Dalton Highway. Arriving in a bus and van generously provided by the Northern Alaska Tour Company and many individual vehicles, elected officials, friends and acquaintances of the Dalton family arrived for the unveiling. The... (Read More)

Wed, August 29, 2018

Rockwell Kent Wilderness Centennial Journal

One hundred years ago, artist Rockwell Kent and his son headed to Alaska. In August 1918, they arrived in Seward and on August 25 they found Fox Island. Seward historian, Doug Capra, has been shadowing Kent's journey day by day on a blog titled: "Rockwell Kent Wilderness Centennial Journal." On August 25, 2018, Capra delivered a lecture on Fox Island as part of a dinner cruise sponsored by the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, and in early November the museum... (Read More)

Thu, August 02, 2018

Oral History Project on the TUSTUMENA

Do you have a story about the “Trusty Tusty?” The Alaska state ferry MV Tustumena, “Trusty Tusty,” has connected Aleutian and Kodiak Island communities with mainland Alaska since 1964. The boat is to be retired in 2019, and a group has been working on collecting oral histories from the fans of the 'Trusty Tusty." [caption id="" align="alignright" width="367"] Courtesy of Alaska Department of Transportation[/caption] This August a pair of film makers, Lucy and Mike, will be collecting stories as they... (Read More)