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U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention s Framework for Conditional Sailing Order currently a stumbling block for big ship lines in their restart efforts as the CDC has yet to provide all details needed. But while Alaskan Dream Cruises will operate a full schedule of 2021 Alaska voyages this year, Zakary Kirkpatrick, the line s corporate director of marketing and PR, also expressed the line’s strong support for a PVSA exemption for larger ships as well as efforts to sway Canada to allow big-ship technical stops. The goal, he told reporters and travel advisors during a Friday briefing, is to avoid a devastating impact on Alaska s businesses, jobs and economy. ....
/PRNewswire/ Sitka, a customizable video software platform and virtual specialty provider network, today announced it has raised $14 million in Series A. ....
Print article If you’re eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine under the state of Alaska’s guidelines, there are appointments available for you in many communities over the next few weeks. Here’s how to find out more information or sign up for a spot. Where are the shots? There are vaccine appointments available in Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Anchorage, Wasilla, Palmer, Soldotna and Nikiski as of Sunday, according to the city of Anchorage’s vaccine availability site. Kelly Atlee, a spokeswoman at Foundation Health Partners in Fairbanks, said over email Saturday that there were more than 400 remaining appointments for a Tuesday community vaccine clinic there. ....
The Historical Significance of Shiskinoow, the “Sapling Fort” The Tlingit clans built Shiskinoow (also spelled Shís’gi Noow and translated to the “sapling fort”) to bolster their defenses against the Russian army . An Antiquity press release for the new paper explains the story behind the creation of this culturally significant Alaskan fort: “In 1799, Russia sent a small army to take over Alaska in order to develop the fur trade, but the Tlingit successfully expelled them in 1802. Expecting the Russians to return, the Tlingit built a wooden fort over two years – the trapezoidal-shaped Shiskinoow. The Tlingit armed it with guns, cannons and gunpowder obtained from British American traders.” ....