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Juneau, Alaska: No Cruise Required

When we first started sharing our Juneau, Alaska, photos on social media, the comments came rolling in fast: “Which cruise line?” or “What ship are you on?” Here’s the thing—we weren’t on a cruise at ...
A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could reach well beyond city limits — impacting thousands of travelers headed to ...
There are lots of ways to get about when you’re traveling in Alaska, and the Alaska Fjordlines between Haines and Juneau is a wonderful one. Part transportation and part whale watching trip, Alaska ...
Water from a melting glacier has caused a river near Alaska's capital city of Juneau to swell to historic levels amid a "glacial outburst" event that has prompted flooding fears and evacuations. On ...
During Juneau’s record-breaking glacial outburst flood last month, the Alaska Department of Transportation completed one of ...
A huge upstream basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier started to release on Tuesday, as officials urged residents in some parts of the state capital of Juneau to ...
Waters have receded, ending the flood threat after Alaska's capital city faced record floodwaters Wednesday stemming from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, which released an "outburst flood" ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent ...