Majestic America Line, America's largest river and coastal cruise company, today announced the addition of 20 "Spectacular Alaska" cruises aboard the Contessa in 2007. Among the latest additions to the all-American fleet of premier cruise ships, the Contessa carries just 48 guests and is a proven favorite of quality-oriented adventurers with a taste for personal yacht-style exploration.
Donata and Harvey Zartman of Anchorage celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 15 at St. Patrick's Parish. A small dinner celebration was held Feb. 1 in Anchorage. They were married Feb. 1, 1956, in Fairbanks.
The Coast Guard says a fishing boat sank near Ketchikan early Sunday morning. Coast Guard Petty Officer Wes Shipley says the Juneau Command Center was notified that the Melville, a 52-foot wooden shrimper, grounded and sank near Moira Sound.
The Coast Guard says two people abandoned a 58-foot fishing boat Thursday. The Coast Guard command center in Juneau picked up a mayday signal shortly after 4 a.m. from the Top Notch at Nichols Bay on the south end of Prince of Wales Island 50 miles south of Ketchikan.
Ask any area outdoorsman if they'd like to visit Alaska, and they're sure to say, "Yes." This northern state is a classic example of a great place to pursue almost any outdoor sport in an often spectacular setting of snow-capped mountains, rushing rivers and broad tundra or taiga.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska----Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. , Alaska's leading integrated communications provider, announces the further expansion of its CDMA mobile wireless voice and data network into Southeast Alaska.
