JUNEAU PRESS KIT
Highlights for 2026
Investing in the Future
NEW FOR 2026!
HISTORIC TREADWELL DITCH TRAIL CONNECTED - FIRST TIME IN OVER A CENTURY
Trail Mix completed the restoration of the Historic Treadwell Ditch Trail, reconnecting the 13.3-mile trail from Eaglecrest to South Douglas The trail was originally used by miners over a century ago. This effort spans three decades and thousands of volunteer hours to provide off-road access to Douglas Island wilderness and includes 58 bridges along the route. The organization also focused on erosion control, bridge improvements, and trail surface restoration throughout Juneau Current Trail Mix projects also include off-road vehicle tracks, accessible trails, and mountain bike trails.
NEW ATTRACTION: HOT TUB BOATS AND GOBOATS
IntoAlaska (intoak.com) is new for 2026! Visitors will be able to rent hot tub boats (Aurora harbor) and GoBoats (Auke Lake). No experience needed to operate either A patent-pending system heats and purifies water before and while you soak. Speed: 5 mph.
NEW ATTRACTION: ALASKAN BREWING COMPANY OFFERS BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOURS
In 2026, Alaskan Brewing Company will offer a VIP behind-the-scenes tour to see where their award-winning beer, seltzers, ready-to-drink cocktails, and distilled spirits are produced Space is limited Shuttle is provided Reservations are recommended.
ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE UPDATES
The Tlingit Haida Cultural Ambassador Program enters its third year at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. It provides a unique opportunity for visitors (and locals) to speak to Indigenous members of the community and learn more about their stewardship of the land they have called home since time immemorial.
Celebration 2026 will take place June 3 – 6, 2026 Originating in 1982, this biennial event is the world’s largest gathering of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people as well as one of the largest cultural gatherings in the state of Alaska. The opening parade showcases over 2,000 dancers in regalia.
Tlingit and Haida opened Aan Hít (Village House) in the downtown shopping district. It includes the second Sacred Ground coffee shop and opportunities for tribal members to participate in an Alaska Native arts and crafts market. The goal is to enhance the economic and cultural resources for the tribe and tribal citizens.
Sealaska Heritage Institute’s new Indigenous Science Building is a hub for hands-on education rooted in thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge, values, language, and Western science. The building will serve K-12 programming and community classes as well as summer camps and classes for youth throughout Alaska and the Lower 48.
Huna Totem is building a new cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau. Permits have been obtained and Aak’w Landing should be completed in 2027
Goldbelt Native Corporation is constructing a private cruise ship dock, to be known as Goldbelt Aani, on the southwest side of Douglas Island. Permits have not yet been issued.
Featured in the building are an Indigenous foods lab for intergenerational learning, a digital media lab for recording language and storytelling, and an Indigenous science research lab that will do scientific research on culturally important resources like clams, seaweed, berries and local hunting. Additionally, there will be a focus on environmental science and stewardship, subsistence food, and biodiversity.
S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y S P
Meeting the confines of brewing in a town with no roads in or out, Alaskan Brewing Company has led the craft brewing industry in the pursuit of sustainability initiatives and technologies, including carbon reclamation and fossil fuel and water use reduction. They are first craft brewery nationwide to establish a carbon dioxide (CO2) reclamation system and employ the Belgian-based mash filter press technology
Their “Beer Powered Beer” system conserves and recycles resources to minimize their carbon footprint by eliminating the majority of waste created by the brewing process. This process has received five U.S. Patents, with several more U.S. and International Patents pending.
Additionally, Alaskan Brewing partners with Coastal CODE (since 2007), supporting waterway cleanup and water habitat restoration.
Wild Coast Excursions is dedicated to being a regenerative business. Bearviewing trips are carbon-negative by partnering with the Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund. The Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund installs heat-pumps in lowincome homes. Wild Coast Excursions is also a member of the 1% for the Planet program, donating 1% of their revenue to Alaskan and international environmental partners.
WORTH NOTING
A T T E N T I O N M A R A T H O N E R S A N D
T R I A T H A L O N F A N S
C a l l i n g a l l r u n n e r s / a d v e n t u r e
a t h l e t e s ! T h e J u n e a u M a r a t h o n i s a
r e g i s t e r e d r a c e t h a t c o u n t s t o w a r d
q u a l i f i c a t i o n f o r t h e B o s t o n
M a r a t h o n . H o s t e d l a t e J u l y . J u n e a u
a l s o h o s t s t h e A u k e m a n Tr i a t h a l o n
w h i c h b o a s t s s p r i n t , O l y m p i c , a n d
l o n g d i s t a n c e s . A u g u s t 2 , 2 0 2 6 .
J o i n B r e a t h e A l a s k a i n J u n e a u , A l a s k a f o r O x y g e n E d g e : Tr i a t h l e t e
P o w e r R e t r e a t , a 3 - d a y ( M a y 2 6 – 2 9 , 2 0 2 6 ) i m m e r s i v e t r a i n i n g
e x p e r i e n c e d e s i g n e d t o h e l p e n d u r a n c e a t h l e t e s u n l o c k t h e p o w e r o f
b r e a t h f o r p e a k p e r f o r m a n c e .
G R O W I N G B U S I N E S S E S O X Y G E N E D G E : T R I A T H L E T E P O W E R R E T R E A T
J u n e a u L i g h t h o u s e To u r s i s g e t t i n g a t h i r d 4 9 p a s s e n g e r c a t a m a r a n
t o m a k e i t a n e w b o a t e v e r y y e a r f o r t h r e e y e a r s ! E x p a n d e d
c a p a c i t y , f l e x i b i l i t y t o t a k e p e o p l e o n t h e t o u r s t h e y w a n t t o g o o n
w h a l e w a t c h i n g o r l i g h t h o u s e t o u r s
J o r g e n s o n H o u s e a d d e d t h e W i l d A l a s k a S e a f o o d C o o k i n g C l a s s
e x c u r s i o n f o r b o t h g u e s t s a n d n o n - l o d g i n g g u e s t s f o r 2 0 2 6 T h e
J o r g e n s o n H o u s e h a s b e e n s e e n o n To p C h e f ® a n d n u m e r o u s n a t i o n a l
a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l e g a c y m e d i a , a n d i n 2 0 2 4 w a s r e c o g n i z e d a s t h e
“ m o s t R o m a n t i c A K D e s t i n a t i o n ” b y H o n e y m o o n s c o m
J u n e a u L o c a l To u r s p r o v i d e s p r i v a t e , c u s t o m i z a b l e t o u r s i n a
s u s t a i n a b l e h y b r i d S U V . E n j o y a t o u r g u i d e d b y a l o c a l s t o r y t e l l e r
a n d c h o o s e f r o m g e n e r a l s i g h t s e e i n g , a s a l m o n h a t c h e r y , b i k i n g w i t h
g l a c i e r v i e w s , a n d / o r b r e w e r y v i s i t s !
J . L . H o s p i t a l i t y M a n a g e m e n t i s d o i n g a n e x t e n s i v e r e n o v a t i o n o f
J u n e a u ’ s E x t e n d e d S t a y H o t e l . I t w i l l r e - o p e n o n M a r c h 1 , 2 0 2 6 a s
t h e A v i a t o r S u i t e s H o t e l b y A s p e n H o t e l s .
A N N I V E R S A R I E S
T h e G a s t i n e a u C h a n n e l H i s t o r i c
S o c i e t y , c e l e b r a t e s i t s 5 0 t h
a n n i v e r s a r y a n d 2 0 t h y e a r o f
o w n e r s h i p a n d s t e w a r d s h i p o f
S e n t i n e l I s l a n d L i g h t h o u s e . L o c a l
t o u r c o m p a n y J u n e a u L i g h t h o u s e
To u r s , a l s o t u r n i n g 2 0 , p a r t n e r s w i t h
t h e s o c i e t y t o h o s t t h e o n l y
l i g h t h o u s e t o u r i n A l a s k a ,
r e m a r k a b l e c o n s i d e r i n g A l a s k a h a s
m o r e c o a s t l i n e t h a n t h e r e s t o f t h e
U S c o m b i n e d .
F o r n o R o s s o i s c e l e b r a t i n g t h e i r
1 0 - y e a r a n n i v e r s a r y i n 2 0 2 6
F o r n o R o s s o i s a s s e e n o n t h e
F o o d N e t w o r k w i t h G u y F i e r i o n
D i n e r s , D r i v e - i n s & D i v e s ! [ S e a s o n
3 0 , E p i s o d e 1 7 " E a t i n g A l a s k a " ]
A l a s k a n B r e w i n g C o m p a n y i s
c e l e b r a t i n g 4 0 y e a r s . A l e g a c y
b r e w e r , t h e y n o w b r e w b e e r ,
c a n c o c k t a i l s , p r o d u c e s e l t z e r s ,
a n d d i s t i l l w h i s k y a n d g i n T h e
f l a g s h i p A l a s k a n A m b e r b r a n d
i s n o w d i s t r i b u t e d i n 2 5
w e s t e r n s t a t e s .
U n c r u i s e i s c e l e b r a t i n g 3 0
y e a r s o f s u c c e s s s a i l i n g i n
S o u t h e a s t A l a s k a a n d b e y o n d t o
H a w a i i , M e x i c o , C o s t a R i c a ,
a n d t h e G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s
H a v i n g f o u n d s u c c e s s i n t h e
A l e u t i a n I s l a n d s o f A l a s k a –
U n C r u i s e i s c o m p l e t e l y s o l d o u t
f o r 2 0 2 6 a n d c l o s e t o s e l l i n g
o u t f o r 2 0 2 7 !