WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess in the Juneau Harbor AJ (Mine) Steam Power Plant Building on the left and Mt. Roberts in the background. Picture by David Kent, 9:09 p.m. ADT, July 29, 2008, © 2011
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Coming down the Mt. Roberts Trail Douglas Island is on the left and Mt. Juneau on the right with Gastineau Channel and downtown Juneau (including the Federal Building, Harris Harbor, and Aurora Basin) between. The Chilkat Mountains on the far side of Lynn Canal are in the far distance; the Mendenhall …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE The Juneau Federal Building and Post Office The building was officially re-named on May 13, 1999 as the Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building after the man who was the federal government’s civil engineer in charge of construction. Ground breaking ceremonies were held July 8, 1963 at the site of the former …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE A Muddy Gastineau Channel Heavy Rain in the Gold Creek Watershed, Steep Mountains,and Rushing and Meandering Gold Creek in Last Chance Basin Results in… Muddy Gastineau Channel. Picture by David Kent, 4:12 p.m. ADT, August 25, 2006, © 2010
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Holland America Line’s Westerdam Headed for the Dock with Mt. Roberts in the Background The upper terminal of the Mt. Roberts Tramway is visible on the mountain. Picture by David Kent, 6:50 a.m. ADT, September 23, 2009, © 2009