Category: Syndicated

Roald Amundsen brings in first small wave of Wrangell tourists this year

It’s a drizzly and grey day here in Wrangell. But that didn’t stop this year’s first cruise ship explorers from stepping off Hurtigruten Expeditions’s Roald Amundsen anchored away from the dock on May 8. The visitors had to get in a much smaller boat to step foot in Wrangell though. The addition of about 500 visitors didn’t make much of an impact in some of the local stores, but the island and wildlife tours brought joy to many of the tourists.

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In the boatyard: Norcel

Springtime on the coast means many people spend time in the boatyard prepping their fishing boats for the season. It’s a lifestyle that they depend on to survive. KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki stopped by the Wrangell Marine Service Center to get a glimpse into the close relationships between fishermen and their boats. In the first story of KSTK’s series “In the boatyard” she first visited the Norcel, a wooden purse seiner that vessel owner Amy Schaub has spent the last 16 years with, fishing for salmon in Southeast Alaska.

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Wrangell Borough Assembly preview: e-bikes & e-scooters, school budget and timber

Wrangell’s borough assembly will discuss micromobility devices, otherwise known as e-bikes and e-scooters, at its meeting tonight [Tues]. Residents have been expressing a lot of concern about the high usage of these devices in town without current regulations. To change this, the assembly will discuss placing town ordinances on their use. 

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