Summer tourists in Sitka, seen in the documentary "Cruise Boom." (Courtesy ArtChange, Inc.) Sitka-based filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein’s latest documentary, “Cruise Boom,” premieres nationwide Saturday ...

The 2019-2020 Visit Sitka Magazine, a new travel guide produced by Visit Sitka, explores recreational highlights, wildlife tours, arts activities, accommodations, dining options, events and other ...

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey set foot in Sitka today. She was ferried here on a Holland America cruise ship, with additional stops in Juneau and Ketchikan. On board were hundreds of loyal fans seeking ...

SITKA — A troupe of Russian performers who were set to visit Sitka for the upcoming Alaska Day weekend is unlikely to make it in time for the celebrations. The group’s coordinator in an email to the ...

Sitka encompasses over 2,800 square miles, including countless islands, some of which protect the centralized township and its coastal waters from the rougher seas of the Pacific. In addition to ...

SITKA, Alaska (AP) - With Holland America Line putting bigger ships on the Southeast Alaska run and other lines adding Sitka stops, the town can expect a 20 percent increase in cruise ship visitors ...

SITKA -- Remember when a newborn baby girl was found in the sink in the women's restroom at Thomsen Harbor? That was Jan. 23, 1994, and over the years Sitkans have wondered what happened to her. Now ...

On Thursday, a group of Sitka residents submitted a proposed cruise-ship-limiting ballot measure to city officials for legal review. On the same day in Juneau, a different group of Alaskans submitted ...

On June 18 a group of Sitka residents submitted a proposed cruise ship-limiting ballot measure to city officials for legal review. Two days later, in Juneau, a different group of Alaskans submitted ...