JUNEAU, Alaska — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier.

To visitors scurrying around Juneau, Alaska, Caribou Crossings may look like any other seasonal tourist town gift shop. To its owner, Laura McDonnell, the 28-year-old storefront means so much more.

As Alaska's busiest cruise hub, Juneau can get slammed with upward of 17,000 cruise tourists on any given summer day. With it has come local economic success — and a growing disdain for the ...

Juneau Tours Mendenhall Glacier Trolley Tour (Photo: Business Wire) June 19, 2024 12:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time ...

Explore the Majestic Mendenhall Glacier with Juneau Tours: Updated Hours and Easy Access from Juneau Cruise Ship Dock for 2025 One of Alaska’s most accessible and most stunning and iconic ...