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 ...

A proposed initiative to limit the number of cruise ship passengers in Sitka will go to the voters. A nonprofit, Small Town SOUL, organized an initiative application in December 2024 to limit cruise ...

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 ...

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 ...