World News | Crammed with Tourists, Alaska's Capital Wonders What Will Happen as Its Magnificent Glacier Recedes

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska's capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses stand ready to whisk visitors away, with many headed for the area's crown jewel: the Mendenhall Glacier.
World News | Crammed with Tourists, Alaska's Capital Wonders What Will Happen as Its Magnificent Glacier Recedes.

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