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Preservation Alaska’s annual list of endangered properties identifies sites in disrepar or and facing other threats, including development

Eleven sites from Southeast Alaska to the Bering Strait region were named Friday as the state’s most endangered historic properties. The annual list was released by Preservation Alaska, the nonprofit formally called Alaska Association for Historic Preservation. The organization has been publishing lists of top endangered properties since 1991; usually there are 10 on each […] The post Boats, a lighthouse, churches among sites named as Alaska’s most at-risk historic propertie...

Wolf Creek Boatworks near Hollis tops Preservation Alaska’s list of 11 sites facing threats.

As ship traffic increased in Alaska, so did the installation of lighthouses in the early 20th century. And there wasn’t a more remote outpost than the one situated 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor.

Haines commemorates 125th anniversary of the Clara Nevada.

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

After a ship carrying gold and prospectors from the Klondike sank near Eldred Rock, the U.S. government decided to build a lighthouse on the uninhabited island. It was abandoned in 1973 but a group of volunteers is working to bring it back to life.

Selena Pau Pres, 40, fell overboard from the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship on Tuesday in Lynn Canal, approximately 20 miles west of Juneau.

Selena Pau Pres, 40, fell overboard from the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship on Tuesday in Lynn Canal, approximately 20 miles west of Juneau.

Selena Pau Pres, 40, fell overboard from the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship on Tuesday in Lynn Canal, approximately 20 miles west of Juneau.