A major copper-and-gold mining project in the rugged mountains of northwestern British Columbia — upstream from a Southeast Alaska fishing town — is poised for a boost from the Canadian government.

Wrangell Island lies at the mouth of the Stikine River, and the town is the point of departure for the river service to Telegraph Creek, 165 miles upstream. In those days the rivers were the roads of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Stikine River Flats area in the Tongass National Forest is viewed from a helicopter on July 19, 2021. The Stikine River flows ...

This article is part one of a two-part series about the Red Chris Mine and its potential threat to the Stikine River. The Red Chris Mine is already huge — at 89 square miles, it’s bigger than Wrangell ...

Each year, my partner, Bjorn, and I take a river trip. Parenthood (we have a 2-year-old and a 5-month-old) has also meant that we’re also thinking low-key. COVID meant we were dreaming of travel. So ...

WRANGELL, AK – March 27, 2026 – Muddy Water Adventures announced new early-morning and golden-hour departure options on the Stikine River, adding time slots designed to better align sightseeing with ...

Though expedition kayaking is evolving fast, paddlers are still uniquely obligated to protect its benchmark run, B.C.’s Grand Canyon of the Stikine. It’s not uncommon to arrive at a river and find a ...

August of 1977. The Grand Canyon of the Stikine’s flow: 36,000 CFS. The sight of it so high humbled Rob Lesser; at a lower flow it might just be runnable. The first whisper of the Grand Canyon of ...