Southeast Alaska village hopes if they build it, cruise ships will come

Here's a breakdown of several Alaska legislative races expected to be tight this year Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, June 7. In today's newsletter: - A village in Southeast Alaska hopes to transform itself into a cruise ship destination to create a new economic opportunity as logging fades in the area. - We dive into several of the tight races Alaskans can expect to see in this year's legislative elections. - Alaska's public health emergency order put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic will end at the start of next month. What does that mean for Alaskans? In two activation ceremonies held in Alaska this week, the Army returned the historic 11th Airborne Division — the Army’s only Arctic Airborne division — to its active rolls. The division has a focus on operations in extreme cold weather and the mountains. Photojournalist Bill Roth was there to capture [the scenes from the ceremony]( at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. 🌧️ Anchorage weather Today is overcast with occasional rain throughout the day, and a high of 62 degrees. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, before the likelihood of rain returns for the rest of the week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [A Southeast Alaska village wants to build a tourism industry from scratch as logging fades]( [A Southeast Alaska village wants to build a tourism industry from scratch as logging fades]( The Alaska Native village corporation in Klawock is working with other Native corporations to install a floating dock and make other upgrades to receive cruise ships and bring guests to Prince of Wales Island. [Read More]( [Tight races are expected this summer in dozens of Alaska legislative districts. Here’s a breakdown.]( [Tight races are expected this summer in dozens of Alaska legislative districts. Here’s a breakdown.]( All but one of Alaska’s 60 seats in the House and Senate are up for grabs in this year’s election, thanks to a once-in-a-decade redistricting process that shuffled legislative boundaries. Here are the races to watch. [Read More]( [Alaska COVID-19 health emergency order set to end July 1]( [Alaska COVID-19 health emergency order set to end July 1]( The public health emergency order put in place to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska will end at the start of next month. The end of the declaration will halt extra food assistance benefits, and federal reimbursement rates will also change. [Read More]( [Candidates crisscross Alaska in final days ahead of U.S. House primary]( [Candidates crisscross Alaska in final days ahead of U.S. House primary]( More than 100,000 Alaskans have already voted in the special primary election for U.S. House. Voters still mulling their choice from among the 48 candidates have until this Saturday. You can review our voting guide [here](. [Read More]( [Tragedy and time off have put life in better perspective for standout Anchorage swimmer]( [Tragedy and time off have put life in better perspective for standout Anchorage swimmer]( Tavner Wisdom, a former Service High swimmer, is college-bound after a year of soul-searching. He was a sophomore at Service when he experienced a highlight of his swimming career — and then a day later, his mother died. [Read More]( More from the ADN [North Anchorage voters are receiving ballots to elect the district’s 2nd Assembly member]( [North Anchorage voters are receiving ballots to elect the district’s 2nd Assembly member]( [Read More]( [Anchorage teen fatally shot her father after an argument at home, court documents say]( [Anchorage teen fatally shot her father after an argument at home, court documents say]( [Read More]( [Citing labor shortage, Princess Cruises will shut down one of its Alaska lodges]( [Citing labor shortage, Princess Cruises will shut down one of its Alaska lodges]( [Read More]( [The Alaska Run for Women returns in-person in 2022 with a new course]( [The Alaska Run for Women returns in-person in 2022 with a new course]( [Read More]( [More women than ever own guns. Could that change gun laws?]( [More women than ever own guns. Could that change gun laws?]( [Read More]( [Fake Trump electors in Georgia were told to shroud their plans in secrecy, email shows]( [Fake Trump electors in Georgia were told to shroud their plans in secrecy, email shows]( [Read More]( [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503