A Southeast Alaska village wants to build a tourism industry from scratch as logging fades

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The village of Klawock in Southeast Alaska plans to transform itself into a cruise ship destination — with a proposal to build a floating dock — to create a new economic opportunity as logging fades in the area.

A Tlingit village in Southeast Alaska plans to transform itself into a cruise ship destination to create a new economic opportunity as logging fades in the area.

was built there more than a century ago and logging of old-growth trees continues, though much less than it once did. It plans to start with basic facilities like the floating dock, said Mary Edenshaw, chief operations officer for Klawock Heenya, the Native village corporation. Klawock is home to about 700 people, she said.

 

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