Tongass pollution triggers investigation Jun 27, 2008
Several state and federal agencies said they have begun an investigation to figure out how to eliminate the source of the pollution: naturally contaminated shale that was used last year to build a road and stream culverts on Prince of Wales Island ... Sweetwater Lake is about 15 miles from Coffman Cove, a small community on the northeast side of Prince of Wales Island. (Anchorage Daily News)
Family Vacations in Style Jun 13, 2008
"Legendary Sport Fishing" is no "fish story" at Waterfall Resort located on the west coast of Alaska's Prince of Wales Island, on the site of a 1912 cannery. An exciting 40-minute floatplane ride from Ketchikan sets the stage for a sensational getaway. (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
Saliva samples could reveal ancient Alaskan's descendants Jun 7, 2008
Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian Indians gathering in Juneau today will get a chance to prove they're directly related to one of the very first Alaskans -- a 10,300-year-old mariner whose bear-chewed bones were discovered a decade ago in a cave on Prince of Wales Island ... He'd been conducting an archaeological survey on the northern tip of Prince of Wales Island -- about 140 miles south of Juneau -- in a place called On Your Knees Cave ... This fall the tribes plan to rebury the remains on Prince... (Anchorage Daily News)
Natives give DNA samples to see if they match ancient remains Jun 7, 2008
More than 50 people had signed consent forms and spit into plastic test tubes (the DNA collection method) by late afternoon, hoping to find out if they are matched genetically with a young man whose 10,300-year-old remains were found in a cave on Prince of Wales Island. "My family is from Klawock, so I'd like to be able to prove it," said Richard Knott from Sprague, Wash. (Juneau Empire)
Juneau's Natives welcome guests Jun 5, 2008
Information from the DNA samples will be compared to DNA extracted from the remains, which were discovered by a paleontologist in 1996 in a cave on Prince of Wales Island. Lead Researcher Dr. Brian Kemp, from Washington State University, and a team of colleagues will collect DNA samples from Native people Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the lobby of Centennial Hall. (Juneau Empire)
DNA project aims to find descendants of ancient man May 24, 2008
The remains were discovered in 1996 during a U.S. Forest Service archaeological survey for a proposed timber sale on northern Prince of Wales Island. The institute authorized the DNA study to determine if the ancient remains are related to Southeast Alaska Natives, SHI President Rosita Worl stated in a press release. (Juneau Empire)
Put Alaska Airlines miles to good use by traveling instate May 18, 2008
From Wrangell, you can catch the Interisland Ferry Authority to either Petersburg or Prince of Wales Island. Or you can take the Alaska Marine Highway to Ketchikan or Juneau (via Petersburg). (Anchorage Daily News)
Currency bypasses businesses in some Bush Alaska towns May 13, 2008
A family-owned logging company on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast failed after its owners took on a large contract requiring many new employees. The owners ran into financial trouble because they didn't understand cash flow, bookkeeping and the costs of maintaining employees. (Juneau Empire)
Doing business in rural Alaska can be very risky May 9, 2008
The timber industry once thrived on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska where the hamlet of Thorne Bay is located ... Southeast Alaska's timber industry has fallen into a deep snooze in the hamlet of 500 on Prince of Wales Island ... They hope to remain on Prince of Wales Island though they would consider moving if job opportunities open up elsewhere, Hayes said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Monday Night Raw throws down for the last time May 9, 2008
One of their pieces, "Holla Back," uses Native themes in a Southeast Alaska context: "Juneau-on't know, but Hoonah hell cares, Ain't-goon-ah do nothin' about it ... It's that Tlingit Apache rap from Yakutat to Prince of Wales Island, you can catch a Native like me, precisely, playin' ball or freestylin' ... I'm cool as a glacier, with water runnin' through, so hagoo (come here) with me down the yellow brick road, it's a Native with the sick flow." The chorus offers a call and response asking the... (Juneau Empire)
Village setbacks generate success stories May 7, 2008
THURSDAY: Too much business too quickly hurts Prince of Wales Island logging company. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Currency bypasses businesses in the Bush May 6, 2008
A family-owned logging company on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast failed after its owners took on a large contract requiring many new employees ... THURSDAY: Too much business too quickly hurts Prince of Wales Island logging company. (Anchorage Daily News)
At last minute, roads bill balloons in size Apr 16, 2008
The projects range from $30 million to widen University Avenue in Fairbanks to almost $5 million to resurface a road on Prince of Wales Island. The projects also include $22 million to build a new section of highway in Anchorage, $20 million for a bridge in Aleknagik, $14 million for Dalton Highway improvements and $10 million for Sawmill Creek Road in Sitka. (Anchorage Daily News)
Legislators send $315 million in road projects to voters Apr 14, 2008
The projects range from more than $22 million for a new highway section in Anchorage to almost $5 million to resurface a road on Prince of Wales Island. Lawmakers say the bonds would be paid off at a rate of about $24. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dirty Old Mines Mar 23, 2008
For instance, the Salt Chuck Mine, four miles southwest of Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island, was an acid-producing mine from 1919 to 1941 ... On Prince of Wales Island lies the defunct Ross-Adams uranium and thorium mine, on Bokan Mountain, with 184,000 tons of radioactive waste rock. (Juneau Empire)
Locals criticize out-of-state meeting Feb 29, 2008
The next two meetings are scheduled for Sitka and Prince of Wales Island. Sealaska also holds community meetings in various parts of the country throughout the year. (Juneau Empire)
Fishing boat runs aground in Southeast Feb 21, 2008
The F/V Westward floats partially submerged at high tide on the banks of Prince of Wales Island ... The wooden hull of the 82-foot Westward, built in 1943, was punctured twice Sunday when it struck the rocky shore of Point Ildefonso on the southwest side of Prince of Wales Island, the Coast Guard reported. (Anchorage Daily News)
Together (2/18/08) Feb 19, 2008
Lakota is the daughter of Sharon and Don Hillis of Whale Pass on Prince of Wales Island. She graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's degree in natural science. (Anchorage Daily News)
Craig plans to use Tongass waste wood to heat buildings Feb 12, 2008
Petersen, who works for the University of Alaska cooperative extension service, said she was hired five years ago to improve the economy on Prince of Wales Island, where many residents found themselves out of work when two Southeast pulp mills closed several years ago. Her job was to find new markets for value-added wood products. (Juneau Empire)
State transportation official says Gravina Access project not dead Jan 27, 2008
Menzies said transportation officials will hold another series of public meetings in Ketchikan and will poll area residents as well as residents of Prince of Wales Island and Metlakatla. Carol Cairnes, a Ketchikan activist, said she believed any bridge would negatively affect ship and floatplane traffic in the Tongass Narrows. (Juneau Empire)
Forest Service sets land plan for Tongass Jan 27, 2008
Lawrence said several areas of special interest would be open in the first phase of the plan: for example, the North Kuiu wilderness area; El Capitan roadless area on Prince of Wales Island; and Gravina Island, west of Ketchikan. "There are literally dozens of other such roadless areas," he said. (Juneau Empire)
Niblack Mining Corp.: Underground Exploration at Niblack Resumes Jan 15, 2008
Niblack Mining Corp. is a mineral exploration company engaged in advanced stage exploration of the gold, silver, copper, zinc Niblack volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) property located on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. The Company is carrying out underground and surface exploration programs that are designed to expand the Lookout zone at depth. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Niblack Mining Corp.: Surface Sampling Yields 15.4% Copper, 14.6% Zinc and 5.72 g/t Gold at the Cayenne VMS Property Dec 18, 2007
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 18, 2007) - Niblack Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: - ; the "Company") is pleased to announce results from surface exploration work completed at the Cayenne property, located 20 kilometres north of the Niblack Project on Prince of Wales Island, southeast Alaska ... Niblack Mining Corp. is a mineral exploration company engaged in advanced stage exploration of the gold, silver, copper, zinc Niblack volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) property located on... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Alaska's unique heritage at risk as rural villages wither Dec 10, 2007
Rodger Painter, a lifelong Alaska resident, operates a remote oyster farm on Prince of Wales Island and is president of the Alaskan Shellfish Growers Association. Most read. (Anchorage Daily News)
Inside Alaska business Nov 30, 2007
Alaska Power and Telephone Co. and the Organized Village of Kasaan said they have completed a project to bring wireless broadband services to Kasaan, an Alaska Native community 25 miles west of Ketchikan on Prince of Wales Island. The procurement of $1 million in grant funds under the federal "Community Connect Broadband Grant Program" fueled a cooperative effort to build the infrastructure necessary for the village to gain high-speed access to the outside world. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rocking for God gets band demo and contract Nov 10, 2007
His parents were ministers, Lovegrove said, so he's lived all over -- Florida, Illinois, South Carolina and, before Fairbanks, Prince of Wales Island. In Nashville, he said, they're looking for a house, hopefully one they can practice in. (Anchorage Daily News)
Federal rules in flux for Native corporations Oct 26, 2007
She said her consortium expects to generate $11 million in revenue from federal contracts obtained through the SBA program, and the influx of money is paying for scholarships, a technology center at a tribal hall in Craig, a town on Southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island, and other economic improvements. WHAT'S NEXT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Column: More about Prince of Wales Island Oct 25, 2007
In last week's column we began our journey to Prince Of Wales Island, or POW as the locals call it, in Southeast Alaska ... We found Prince Of Wales Island to be a most unusual place ... Prince Of Wales Island was a unique experience but I'm not sure I'd go back. (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
Alaskan tribes to get ancient remains Oct 21, 2007
APThis undated photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a cast of the humans remains that were found in a cave on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, in 1996 ... Vertebrae, ribs, teeth, a mandible and a pelvic bone were among the remains discovered in 1996 during a Forest Service archaeological survey for a proposed timber sale on northern Prince of Wales Island. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Column: Prince of Wales Island a place lost in time Oct 18, 2007
Then I noticed Prince Of Wales Island off the coast from Ketchikan ... After renting a car you load it on a ferry for a three hour run to Prince Of Wales Island ... That gives you a feel for the setting of Prince Of Wales Island, a place lost in time. (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
Column: Fatal tree stand fall prompts a reminder Oct 13, 2007
I'm just now back and had planned on detailing my fishing trip to Prince Of Wales Island. However, a close to home tragedy urges me to go with another topic first. (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
Unusual angler finds success at Brooks River Oct 1, 2007
A bounty of salmon -- some studies have concluded up to a quarter of wolves' diet on Prince of Wales Island comes from marine sources, most likely salmon -- can be key to helping young wolves survive that difficult first year. As for catching salmon, Person said, he's found wolves to be deadly predators of fish when they can find them in shallow pools where they can be stalked, chased and grabbed. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hunting violations captured on video Aug 3, 2007
A Washington fishing guide who took six hunters from the Lower 48 on a bear hunt to Prince of Wales island filmed the trip, planning to sell DVDs of it. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Keeping up with the delegation Aug 3, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. All Alaska in one click -- news, blogs, videos and more. (Anchorage Daily News)
State experiments to help troubled kids Jun 24, 2007
A Ketchikan agency, Community Connections, started a group home on Prince of Wales Island, where there wasn't one. Southcentral Foundation, the health care arm of Cook Inlet Region Inc., has created a group home especially for Native children that uses a "teaching family" approach, Bishop said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ketchikan Character Jun 19, 2007
"There are fabulous hikes right near the city. One of my favorites is Deer Mountain, where you can walk up to a 3,000-foot peak in a matter of hours through old-growth forest. Brown Mountain is farther out on the road system but worth it, especially during the wildflower season in July. There's also a lovely walk along Ketchikan Creek up the boardwalk along Creek Street past a beautiful waterfall in the heart of downtown. In late summer you can sit there all day watching salmon leap through the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Single mother overcomes odds to earn degree May 13, 2007
Megan Peratrovich moved to Palmer 10 years ago from the village of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. A parent at 16, Peratrovich left high school to take care of her new child. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Former Griz tackle has new perspective on UM athletics May 10, 2007
One of the jobs his firm took on was an audit for the town of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island. Allen learned that Klawock -population under 1,000 - was looking for a city treasurer. (Missoulian, MT)
Pure Nickel Inc. Stakes Historic Palladium Mining Property and Increases its Salt Chuck Land Position by 400% Apr 18, 2007
Pure Nickel's Salt Chuck property is located on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. The island is accessed by ferry service and direct access to the property is by well maintained U.S. Forest Service roads and tide water navigation. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Tradition tilts away Mar 23, 2007
Lovell lived on Prince of Wales Island for five years in the 1960s, returned to town, and discovered her beloved pinball games were gone. "The town was pretty wide open back in the 1950s," Lovell said. (Juneau Empire)
more » Mar 17, 2007
A bear mauled one man who had to be treated, then evacuated from Prince of Wales Island. We have lots of industrial accidents and common ailments, Jones said. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
CORRECTION: Ucore Acquires Past Producing Uranium Mine and Extensive Exploration Holdings in Alaska Mar 1, 2007
Ucore Uranium Inc. (TSX VENTURE: - ; "Ucore") is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it has formed a joint venture with Landmark Minerals Inc. ("Landmark") to acquire, through staking and option agreements with claim holders, a 100% interest in the Bokan Mountain uranium property, located on Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. Ucore has the right to earn a 75% interest in the joint venture. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
In Alaska, backyard adventures beckon in every season Feb 19, 2007
Prince of Wales Island. I've looked at Prince of Wales Island from the north, from the east and from the air. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska's Inside Passage Resorts Feb 3, 2007
- World class fishing on the western shore of Prince of Wales Island. - Fishing charters and lodging at Sea Otter Sound on Prince of Wales Island ... - An exceptional fishing lodge located on the northeast shore of Prince of Wales Island. (Suite101.com)
First Americans Arrived Recently, Settled Pacific Coast, DNA Study Says Feb 3, 2007
The DNA was extracted from a 10,300-year-old tooth found in a cave on Prince of Wales Island off southern Alaska in 1996. RELATED. (National Geographic)
Explore Southern Southeast Alaska Jan 28, 2007
The southern region of Southeast Alaska encompasses a vast area that starts at Wrangell Island, extends down past Prince of Wales Island, and ends at Revillagigedo Island ... Communities in the region established the to offer additional service to and from Prince of Wales Island. (Suite101.com)
The Alaska Marine Highway System Jan 3, 2007
Connections to Prince of Wales Island can be had on the. Southcentral, Southwest, and Aleutian Island Routes - An oceangoing ferry named the Kennecott connects communities served by AMHS is Southeast Alaska to those across the Gulf of Alaska. (Suite101.com)
Alaska InterIsland Ferry Authority Jan 2, 2007
Travel on the Alaska Inter-Island Ferry Authority to access the recreational opportunities found on Prince of Wales Island and surrounding communities ... The alliance developed among communities surrounding Prince of Wales Island seeking to improve the transportation services available to them ... Prince of Wales Island - IFA routes center on providing access to Prince of Wales Island or POW in the jargon of local residents. (Suite101.com)
