Sitka is located on the island's west side facing the open Pacific, partly sheltered by a skein of small islands and surf-pounded rocks. The only other modern settlement on this 1,600 square mile ...

It’s a place where “Orthodox” is far more likely to refer to someone who worships at the local Russian Orthodox church — reflecting Sitka’s history as a Russian settlement — than an ...

A nonprofit, Small Town SOUL, organized an initiative application in December 2024 to limit cruise visitation in Sitka.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking for herring in Sitka Sound ahead of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery. Fisheries biologists began aerial surveys last week, and the state’s ...