Many apply for EAESP, impact business grants
By Melinda Munson The Municipality of Skagway made international headlines when the Assembly voted in June to give $1,000 checks to qualified residents each month through December. The Emergency Assistance ...
Flying fish: salmon from Skagway School flown home
By Krizelle Solidum On June 19, Skagway Traditional Council (STC), in partnership with Fish and Game and Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition (SAWC), loaded a cooler full of salmon onto Alaska ...
North Words symposium goes virtual
By Melinda Munson The North Words Writer Symposium typically sells out. This year, the popular 40-person retreat will take place over Zoom instead of Skagway’s historical gold rush district. William ...
Skagway Traditional Council offers CARES funds to members and staff
By Melinda Munson On May 31, Skagway Traditional Council (STC) began accepting applications to distribute up to $7,000 of CARES Act funding to eligible members. STC staff who reside in ...
The pinks return to the Skagway River
By Andrew Cremata At low tide, great blue herons wade in shallow pools at the mouth of the Skagway River. Every step of their stilt-like legs is deliberate, allowing the ...
Local women raises $3,139 with a FB Live buzz cut
By Melinda Munson Deborah (Deb) Potter, longtime bartender for the Red Onion, was tired of looking like a chicken. She procrastinated cutting her hair and when COVID-19 hit, going to ...