Every summer, hundreds of thousands of people see Eldred Rock Lighthouse. Cruise and ferry passengers, as well as locals passing through, can’t help but look at the octagonal, white and red structure ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska is in dire need of repairs. The paint on the 114-year-old Eldred Rock Lighthouse atop a cliff in the middle of Lynn Canal is peeling, the ...

Sentinel Island, located along Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage, was the location of one of the first U.S. lighthouses built in Alaska. The Inside Passage is an island-protected coastal route along ...

JUNEAU - The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska is in dire need of repairs. The paint on the 114-year-old Eldred Rock Lighthouse atop a cliff in the middle of Lynn Canal is peeling, the Juneau ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

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 ...

Alaska’s oldest lighthouse is one step closer to being open to the public. The Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association secured a necessary grant on their quest to lease the remote island ...

In the spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak Island would be ...

At 1:30 a.m. on April 1, 1946, a massive earthquake shook the remote Scotch Cap Lighthouse station on Alaska’s Unimak Island, ...

Dreaming of an escape to a remote island in Alaska? This unique Airbnb rental on a private island among the Inside Passage community of Sitka allows you to stay in secluded comfort in a historic ...

Visitors on Sept. 4, 2021, stroll by the historic chapel and buildings used for classrooms and dormitories that remain standing at Pilgrim Hot Springs. The site was used as an orphanage for Bering ...