The setting of Sitka, Alaska, in a tranquil bay on Baranof Island, is nothing short of spectacular. Tiny islands dense with evergreen trees dot the blue-green water, which is crisscrossed by dozens of ...

SITKA, Alaska -- In 1804, nearly a century before the Klondike gold rush, Russian fur traders defeated Alaska's Tlingit Indians in the Battle of Sitka and proceeded to transform the Tlingit's ...

cviggiani@wesleyan.edu Adventure Adviser: In a nutshell: August days usually see highs of 62 degrees, with lows in the 50s. September in Sitka–well, in all of Alaska, actually–signals the approach of ...

Voters in Sitka, Alaska, have rejected a proposal to limit cruise tourism. During a special election on Wednesday, 73 percent of voters rejected the ballot measure that would have capped cruise ...

Alaska cruise ships: Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Westerdam, Zaandam Departure cities (cruises and ...

Alaska cruising is on a roll: After a brief setback in 2020-2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying cruise shutdowns, passenger numbers have recovered to their pre-pandemic levels and even ...

The 2024 American presidential campaign is looping on the TV screen in my luxurious suite; in a few months’ time, the ...

Southeast Alaska is such a cool area. It’s what most people visit on an Alaska cruise, but you can actually do the Inside Passage WITHOUT a cruise ship! Visiting places like Ketchikan, Juneau, Haines ...