Southeast Alaska is a magical place. Colorful small towns full of history line the shores. Humpback whales and orcas swim in the waters. Bears and moose wander the wilderness so breathtaking you ...

The Inside Passage draws travelers interested in outdoor adventure, wildlife, charming coastal towns, and Indigenous culture. Located in southeastern Alaska, about 80 percent of the area is in the ...

Ninety percent of visitors to Alaska’s Inside Passage come by cruise ships. Any day, from mid-May to mid-September, more passengers crowd the sidewalks, shops and restaurants of Ketchikan ...

A quiet morning on Front Street in downtown Wrangell, Alaska, April 2018. The former timber town John Muir described as “a rough place,” is one of the stops on a D.I.Y. tour of Alaska’s ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — I’d been told she’d had a little work done. Who can blame her? She was turning 50, and her life had been hard. The miles were starting to show. But after an $8-million ...

Most cruise ships dock at four towns during a typical weeklong excursion through Alaska’s Inner Passage. Our first stop was Ketchikan. One of the rainiest places on Earth, it averages 153 inches ...

If you plan on visiting Southeast Alaska and the Inside Passage, prepare to take either the “high road” by plane or “low road” by boat, since only the towns of Haines and Skagway have ...

Haines and Skagway, both of which sit near the top of Lynn Canal, are two of Alaska’s three Inside Passage towns connected to the road system. (The third road-accessible town, ...

This was one of Alaska's Inside Passage adventures that would stick with me. The Inside Passage draws travelers interested in outdoor adventure, wildlife, charming coastal towns, and Indigenous ...

I’ve always wanted to see Alaska’s Inside Passage by ferry instead of by cruise ship. Fewer people, fewer rules and much less miniature golf on a ferry, which suits me fine.