The flag of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has been raised above Rock Harbor at Isle Royale National Park and will serve as a permanent fixture on the northeastern end of Isle Royale. The Band’s flag has flown in Washington Harbor since 2021, where it was first raised within the national park after a formal request from the Band.

The National Park Service has adopted a new regulation pertaining to bear baiting in national preserves in Alaska, a rule that bans the practice for sport hunting but allows it for subsistence hunts focused on putting food on the table.

A 54-year-old Utah man, Michael Harp, of Sandy, on a private river trip in Dinosaur National Monument drowned when the raft he was in flipped and pinned him beneath it, the National Park Service said.

Ambling along the first mile of the Alaska portion of the Chilkoot Trail, we walked in the footsteps of Klondike gold rush seekers without feeling any of their pain. The sun shone, the trail was steep but well maintained, and we were only weighed down by water bottles. In fact, we were warned to leave snacks behind lest any crumbs attract wildlife.