by CoastView | Jun 30, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, June 2026, Land Use, Mines, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WindhamBay.mp3 Windham is a settlement that historically supported mining operations along Spruce Creek at the head of Windham Bay, about 63 miles (102 km) southeast of Juneau and 57 miles (92...
by CoastView | Jun 22, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Climate Change, Embayments, Glaciers, June 2026, Land Use, Mines, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SumdumGlacier.mp3 Sumdum Glacier begins on the south flank of Mount Sumdum, whose summit reaches 6,666 feet (2,032 m), and flows southwest to a hanging terminus at 2,100 feet (640 m), where...
by CoastView | Jun 4, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Chemical Pollution, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Mines, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LaToucheIsland.mp3 The Beatson Copper Mine and the abandoned mining community of Latouche sit at the base of Mount Beatson, near Powder Point at the northwest tip of Latouche Island in Prince...
by CoastView | May 31, 2023 | 2026, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, May 2026, Mines, Natural History, Parks, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LimeKilnPoint.mp3 Lime Kiln Point is a 42-acre (17 ha) state park and the site of a historic limestone quarry and kiln on the western shore of San Juan Island, about 6 miles (10 km) south of...
