This Day in Alaska History-August 23rd, 1914
BLM temporarily closes Wickersham Dome area due to Minto Lakes Fire
The Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Interior Field Office has temporarily closed public access to the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area due to ongoing wildland fire activity associated with the Minto Lakes Fire (#349). The closure includes trails, public use cabins, trail shelters and the Wickersham Dome Trailhead (mile 28 Elliott […]
M/V Matanuska Returns to Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Service resumes after nearly a three-year hiatus. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The M/V Matanuska returned to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, in the late evening of Monday, June 20, 2022, ending a nearly three-year service interruption due to new border requirements and the ongoing pandemic. Eighty-three passengers and 39 vehicles arrived at the port at approximately 11:15 p.m. After […]
April 8th, 1944
