Anniversary: Tazlina Trading Post Reopened March 16th, 2022 – Only 15 Months After Burning Down

JOURNAL ARCHIVES MARCH, 2022 Brand New Tazlina Trading Post Opens Its Doors  Jim Horrell inside the new Tazlina River Trading Post. (Photo, ...

Gulkana River Pullout and Boat Launch Gets A Public Restroom

 For Years The Old, Unofficial Boat Launch Had  Very Basic Porta Potties  These Handicap-Accessible Public Restrooms At The New Gulkana Rive...

New Glennallen Subway: Now Open 11am To 7pm, Every Day

Food delivery to Subway in late October. (Photo, Country Journal)  Now Open 7 Days A Week  Subway opened the 30th of October. It serves the ...

Ben and Stephanie Carlton Are Opening A Subway Restaurant Across From The IGA In Glennallen

New Restaurant Will Be A Full Service  Year-Round Subway  Stephanie & Ben Carlton are building a Subway in Glennallen. (Journal photo)  ...

Two Presidents – Grover Cleveland & Joe Biden – & How Each Played A Role In Alaska Cruises

In 1886, President Grover Cleveland, trying to protect American jobs, signed something called the Passenger Vessel Services Act.  Long Ago, ...

Ahtna Forms Partnership With Brennan For Dredging & Dam Projects

 Ahtna Marine & Construction Company, LLC ( AMCC ) formally announces their Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) certified joint ven...

General Motors Committed To Clean Technology By 2035

 GM  Says All Its New Vehicles Will Switch Electric Or Hydrogen Power General Motors said this week that it is phasing out the internal comb...

Alaska CARES Act Eligibility Rules Loosened For The Second Time

Here's some hopeful news. The Alaska CARES Act program has over $250 million in unspent funds which have to be distributed in Alask...

Anchorage Economic Development Council Releases A Dire Report For Anchorage

Dire Report For Anchorage Over The Next Three Years Anchorage Economic Development Corporation hosted a 3-Year Outlook Virtual...

Report From The State On The Cost of Living In Alaska

STATE RELEASES CHARTS & GRAPHS OF "COST OF LIVING" IN ALASKA   As we all know, living in Alaska is not cheap. On July 1...

Anchorage Tries For New "Space Command" Headquarters

Anchorage tried to get the Olympics in 1992 and 1994 and failed. It tried for the Olympics in 2026. But now Alaska's largest town i...

Tips On Reassuring Travelers This Summer

Fisherman on the Gulkana. (Photo, Country Journal)

Summer Travel Season Begins In The Copper Valley

Chamber Log Cabin Spruced Up For The Summer With New Welcoming Sign On Its Sod Roof   In 1988, Sy Neeley and Herman Schliesing Directed...

Copper Valley Communities Receive COVID-19 Monies

Local Communities Will Get Funding From State Coronavirus Relief  Fund McCarthy is one of the towns receiving state funding. (Photo, Co...

State Of Alaska Answers Questions About Getting Unemployment Insurance

The State has a website which discusses how to get unemployment insurance, and answers a number of questions about changes to the program.  ...

National Park Service Puts Out New Guidelines For Kennicott Area

Kennicott Mill. (Photo, Copper River Country Journal/Bearfoot Guides) It's Gonna Be A Whole New Story In  Kennicott & McCart...

State Rules For Reopening Your Business This Spring

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS IN ALASKA Here's a link to the new mandates for business operation: ...

Sport & Personal Use Fishing To Remain Open During 2020 Season In Alaska

  Klutina River Fisherman. (Photo, Country Journal) Alaska Urges Anglers To Remain Completely Self-Sufficient O n Their Fishing Trip...

Copper River Princess Won't Open This Summer

The Copper River Princess Is Painted "Kennicott Red." It Will Not Be Opening This Summer. (Photo, Princess) Princess Crui...

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