Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The First Things First Alaska Foundation is critical of the proposed winter schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway System issued by the State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
Executive Director Don Habeger said on Action Line that what he was really curious about is how that affects northern Southeast and the region s smaller communities. For example, if somebody wants to move out of one of our smaller northern communities, Tenakee Springs, Angoon, or they want to go to school here in the Fall and catch that winter semester, there is no connection to Bellingham in October and November.
Alaska s first state ferry the Chilkat. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Marine Highway System Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The future of the Alaska Marine Highway was part of the discussion with the First Things First Alaska Foundation on Action Line.
As a little boy, board member Neil MacKinnon remembers the first voyage of the first Marine Highway vessel, the Chilkat, on April 18, 1957.
He remembers his father telling him, This is the start. MacKinnon said it really felt great. We were finally connected to the world. I remember as a kid that feeling. It was like, yes , here comes the world. We can go and they can come.
Herbert Gold prospect photo courtesy of Grand Portage Resources Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Representatives of the First Things First Alaska Foundation touted the benefits of the mining industry while guests on Action Line since May is National Mining Month.
Executive Director Don Habegar talked about an update from Grand Portage Resources of Vancouver, British Columbia on the Herbert Gold prospect in Juneau. He said the company earlier this month announced that they believe that they found sufficient quantities of ore to continue its prospecting operation. We as an organization certainly hope they re successful in their prospect and from that point we think they add a new dynamic to our economic development here, Habegar said.